Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Korea
Korea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 5,693 SDR per person in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Korea, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Korea is 5,693 SDR per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Korea peaked at 6,049 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.61 SDR per person, in 1964.
Korea ranks 18th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 SDR per person | 4.61 SDR per person | 17.42 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.76 SDR per person | 6.49 SDR per person | 66.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.9 SDR per person | 53.36 SDR per person | 268.49 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 468.84 SDR per person | 214.85 SDR per person | 1,152 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,578 SDR per person | 1,565 SDR per person | 3,431 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,744 SDR per person | 3,760 SDR per person | 5,558 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,803 SDR per person | 5,693 SDR per person | 6,049 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Korea?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Korea was 5,693 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,049 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 SDR per person in 1964.
- How does Korea rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Korea ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.