South Korea Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

409,660

Units In

USD Million

409,210

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 06, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
469,210 Oct 2021	564.5 Apr 1972	146,017.44 USD Million	1971-2025	The Bank of Korea

In South Korea, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose to $409.7 billion in March 2025, up from $409.2 billion in February. The increase was driven by a rise in securities holdings, which grew to $361.5 billion from $357 billion, and a slight uptick in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to $15 billion from $14.8 billion. However, deposits declined to $24.2 billion from $28 billion, while gold reserves remained steady at $4.8 billion, along with the country’s IMF position at $4.2 billion.