Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita was 58.67 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in South Korea is 58.67 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 489.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in South Korea peaked at 65.94 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places South Korea 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.1672 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.1634 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2042 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1998 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 units per person | -99.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3877 units per person | +61049.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4127 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7071 units per person | +74.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.3668 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.6602 units per person | +80.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 1.36 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0183 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0202 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0232 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0218 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 5.52 units per person | +25238.5% |
| 1990 | 7.45 units per person | +35.1% |
| 1991 | 8.44 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 10.03 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 10.54 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 11.89 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 14.45 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 14.98 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 13.03 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 6.14 units per person | +339752.3% |
| 2000 | 5.78 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.54 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.96 units per person | +97.8% |
| 2003 | 15.75 units per person | +43.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.35 units per person | -61.3% |
| 2006 | 9.09 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2007 | 6.38 units per person | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 11.82 units per person | +85.1% |
| 2009 | 19.98 units per person | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 20.68 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 37.43 units per person | +81.0% |
| 2012 | 31.66 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 23.69 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 15.03 units per person | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 9.95 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2 units per person | +82.9% |
| 2017 | 20.03 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 32.17 units per person | +60.6% |
| 2019 | 42.8 units per person | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 65.94 units per person | +54.1% |
| 2021 | 65.11 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 64.98 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.24 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 55.13 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 58.67 units per person | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0736 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.2042 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.294 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.7071 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6957 units per person | 0 units per person | 5.52 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 14.98 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8 units per person | 5.54 units per person | 19.98 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.17 units per person | 9.95 units per person | 42.8 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.18 units per person | 55.13 units per person | 65.94 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South 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 reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in South Korea?
- Reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in South Korea was 58.67 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.94 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve tranche position, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve tranche position, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 tranche position, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.