South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves minus gold

South Korea
421.90 billion current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
459.80 billion current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

Total reserves minus gold over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 459.80 billion current US$ against 421.90 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 37.89 billion current US$.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total reserves minus gold (current US$)
Unit
current US$
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

This series includes external assets (excluding 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.