South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves

South Korea
436.57 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
505.16 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th

Total reserves over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 505.16 billion includes gold, current US$ against 436.57 billion includes gold, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 68.59 billion includes gold, current US$.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Unit
includes gold, current US$
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 9,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.