Reserves excluding gold in Korea
Korea: Reserves excluding gold was 308.07 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold in Korea, 1950β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold in Korea stood at 308.07 billion SDR.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold in Korea peaked at 326.64 billion SDR in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.30 million SDR, in 1950.
Korea ranks 9th of 194 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.28 million SDR | 25.30 million SDR | 145.50 million SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 246.56 million SDR | 129.60 million SDR | 549.52 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.16 billion SDR | 226.40 million SDR | 2.44 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.08 billion SDR | 2.24 billion SDR | 11.58 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.63 billion SDR | 9.58 billion SDR | 53.91 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.20 billion SDR | 73.78 billion SDR | 172.19 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.04 billion SDR | 189.28 billion SDR | 291.94 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 312.38 billion SDR | 303.49 billion SDR | 326.64 billion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 6 Saudi Arabia 335.74 billion SDR compare
- 7 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 317.08 billion SDR compare
- 8 Russia 316.44 billion SDR compare
- 10 Singapore 295.68 billion SDR compare
- 11 Brazil 244.10 billion SDR compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 205.81 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Korea
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold in Korea?
- Reserves excluding gold in Korea was 308.07 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 326.64 billion SDR in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.30 million SDR in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for reserves excluding gold?
- Korea ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.