Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Korea
Korea: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Korea, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Korea is 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Korea peaked at 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Korea ranks 59th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Korea, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0501 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -67.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +710.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1436 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.161 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1812 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1868 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2132 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2418 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2165 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1843 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2449 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2415 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2391 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2276 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2541 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2384 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2352 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2216 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +710.8% | 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | -67.7% | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 2009 | +49.0% | 0.1843 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0707 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1436 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.161 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2355 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2449 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2343 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2216 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2541 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 56 Montenegro 0.2379 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2363 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Denmark 0.2311 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Philippines 0.2275 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Paraguay 0.2232 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Uruguay 0.2225 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Korea?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Korea was 0.2286 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2746 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Korea rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.