South Korea Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

430,660

Units In

USD Million

428,820

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 05, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 21 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
469,210 Oct 2021	564.5 Apr 1972	149,295.82 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 increased to $430.7 billion in November 2025, up from $428.8 billion in October and the highest since August 2022. The change was driven by securities holdings, which were $379.3 billion (vs. $378.0 billion in October). Meanwhile, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) stood at $15.7 billion, gold reserves held at $4.8 billion, and the IMF reserve position was $4.3 billion. On the other hand, deposits rose to $26.4 billion from $25.9 billion.