Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -1.03 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea stood at -1.03 billion.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 124.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea peaked at 0 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.50 billion, in 2013.
That places Republic of Korea 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.00 billion | -2.00 billion | -2.00 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | -757.38 million | -2.50 billion | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | -825.33 million | -1.33 billion | 0 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Republic of Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea was -1.03 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.50 billion in 2013.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Republic of Korea ranks 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total foreign currency loans securities and deposits, principal, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.