International reserves in South Korea in 2025 — 436,572,785,444 US$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 277,944.2%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 437B | +18.35B | +4.39% |
| 2024 | 418B | −2.71B | −0.64% |
| 2023 | 421B | −2.44B | −0.58% |
| 2022 | 423B | −39.92B | −8.62% |
| 2021 | 463B | +19.82B | +4.47% |
| 2020 | 443B | +34.64B | +8.47% |
| 2019 | 409B | +5.74B | +1.42% |
| 2018 | 403B | +14.28B | +3.67% |
| 2017 | 389B | +18.65B | +5.04% |
| 2016 | 370B | +3.45B | +0.94% |
| 2015 | 367B | +3.87B | +1.07% |
| 2014 | 363B | +17.14B | +4.96% |
| 2013 | 346B | +17.97B | +5.48% |
| 2012 | 328B | +20.79B | +6.77% |
| 2011 | 307B | +14.79B | +5.06% |
| 2010 | 292B | +21.71B | +8.03% |
| 2009 | 270B | +68.89B | +34.18% |
| 2008 | 202B | −60.99B | −23.23% |
| 2007 | 263B | +23.38B | +9.78% |
| 2006 | 239B | +28.6B | +13.58% |
| 2005 | 211B | +11.36B | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 199B | +43.72B | +28.12% |
| 2003 | 155B | +33.97B | +27.96% |
| 2002 | 121B | +18.62B | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 103B | +6.62B | +6.88% |
| 2000 | 96.25B | +22.14B | +29.87% |
| 1999 | 74.11B | +22.01B | +42.25% |
| 1998 | 52.1B | +31.63B | +154.58% |
| 1997 | 20.47B | −13.69B | −40.09% |
| 1996 | 34.16B | +1.35B | +4.13% |
| 1995 | 32.8B | +7.04B | +27.33% |
| 1994 | 25.76B | +5.41B | +26.57% |
| 1993 | 20.35B | +3.13B | +18.15% |
| 1992 | 17.23B | +3.41B | +24.71% |
| 1991 | 13.81B | −1.1B | −7.38% |
| 1990 | 14.92B | −426M | −2.77% |
| 1989 | 15.34B | +2.86B | +22.95% |
| 1988 | 12.48B | +8.74B | +233.77% |
| 1987 | 3.74B | +295M | +8.57% |
| 1986 | 3.44B | +472M | +15.87% |
| 1985 | 2.97B | +123M | +4.31% |
| 1984 | 2.85B | +386M | +15.68% |
| 1983 | 2.46B | −483M | −16.4% |
| 1982 | 2.95B | +144M | +5.13% |
| 1981 | 2.8B | −299M | −9.64% |
| 1980 | 3.1B | −9.52M | −0.31% |
| 1979 | 3.11B | +284M | +10.06% |
| 1978 | 2.83B | −165M | −5.53% |
| 1977 | 2.99B | +1.01B | +50.69% |
| 1976 | 1.99B | +1.19B | +149.09% |
| 1975 | 797M | +499M | +167.66% |
| 1974 | 298M | −599M | −66.81% |
| 1973 | 897M | +367M | +69.3% |
| 1972 | 530M | +92.09M | +21.03% |
| 1971 | 438M | −172M | −28.22% |
| 1970 | 610M | +57.02M | +10.31% |
| 1969 | 553M | +161M | +41.13% |
| 1968 | 392M | +35.2M | +9.87% |
| 1967 | 357M | +111M | +45.42% |
| 1966 | 245M | +98.92M | +67.62% |
| 1965 | 146M | +9.93M | +7.28% |
| 1964 | 136M | +4.91M | +3.73% |
| 1963 | 131M | −37.19M | −22.05% |
| 1962 | 169M | −38.4M | −18.54% |
| 1961 | 207M | +50.03M | +31.86% |
| 1960 | 157M | — | — |
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Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
Finance Exchange rate to the US dollarThe average annual official exchange rate of the national currency per one US dollar.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
