Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in South Korea
South Korea: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) was 6,168 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in South Korea stood at 6,168 SDR per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in South Korea peaked at 6,394 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.82 SDR per person, in 1963.
South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.28 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.04 SDR per person | +28.0% |
| 1962 | 6.36 SDR per person | -20.8% |
| 1963 | 4.82 SDR per person | -24.2% |
| 1964 | 4.87 SDR per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 5.1 SDR per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 8.33 SDR per person | +63.5% |
| 1967 | 11.83 SDR per person | +42.1% |
| 1968 | 12.7 SDR per person | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 17.53 SDR per person | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 18.92 SDR per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 12.26 SDR per person | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 14.57 SDR per person | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 21.81 SDR per person | +49.7% |
| 1974 | 7.01 SDR per person | -67.9% |
| 1975 | 19.3 SDR per person | +175.3% |
| 1976 | 47.66 SDR per person | +147.0% |
| 1977 | 67.63 SDR per person | +41.9% |
| 1978 | 58.68 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 62.91 SDR per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 63.77 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 62.17 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 67.91 SDR per person | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 58.94 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 71.93 SDR per person | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 66.3 SDR per person | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 68.3 SDR per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 63.31 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 220.61 SDR per person | +248.4% |
| 1989 | 275.02 SDR per person | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 244.57 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 223.06 SDR per person | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 286.4 SDR per person | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 335.31 SDR per person | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 395.33 SDR per person | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 489.4 SDR per person | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 521.79 SDR per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 330.07 SDR per person | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 799.41 SDR per person | +142.2% |
| 1999 | 1,158 SDR per person | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 1,572 SDR per person | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 1,728 SDR per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1,876 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2,185 SDR per person | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 2,668 SDR per person | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 3,057 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 3,282 SDR per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3,413 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,667 SDR per person | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 3,499 SDR per person | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 3,828 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 4,004 SDR per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4,248 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 4,451 SDR per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4,935 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 5,187 SDR per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 5,376 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5,315 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,618 SDR per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5,711 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,940 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 6,394 SDR per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 6,156 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 6,067 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6,197 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 6,168 SDR per person | -0.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 6,168 SDR per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,237 SDR per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 6,168 SDR per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,946 SDR per person, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +248.4% | 63.31 SDR per person | 220.61 SDR per person |
| 1975 | +175.3% | 7.01 SDR per person | 19.3 SDR per person |
| 1976 | +147.0% | 19.3 SDR per person | 47.66 SDR per person |
| 1998 | +142.2% | 330.07 SDR per person | 799.41 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.59 SDR per person | 4.82 SDR per person | 17.53 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.07 SDR per person | 7.01 SDR per person | 67.63 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.83 SDR per person | 58.94 SDR per person | 275.02 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 478.37 SDR per person | 223.06 SDR per person | 1,158 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,595 SDR per person | 1,572 SDR per person | 3,499 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,867 SDR per person | 3,828 SDR per person | 5,711 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,154 SDR per person | 5,940 SDR per person | 6,394 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in South Korea?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in South Korea was 6,168 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,394 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 SDR per person in 1963.
- How does South Korea rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.