Total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea
Korea: Total reserves (gold at market value) was 318.78 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea, 1950β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea stood at 318.78 billion SDR.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea peaked at 331.01 billion SDR in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.51 million SDR, in 1950.
That places Korea 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 96.67 million SDR | 26.51 million SDR | 147.29 million SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 249.33 million SDR | 131.46 million SDR | 552.93 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion SDR | 243.19 million SDR | 2.46 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.19 billion SDR | 2.35 billion SDR | 11.67 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.71 billion SDR | 9.66 billion SDR | 54.00 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.38 billion SDR | 73.87 billion SDR | 172.51 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 247.62 billion SDR | 189.70 billion SDR | 295.64 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 318.37 billion SDR | 307.90 billion SDR | 331.01 billion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 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 total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) in Korea was 318.78 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 331.01 billion SDR in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.51 million SDR in 1950.
- How does Korea rank for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Korea ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.