South Korea: Foreign exchange reserves

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The most recent value is 410.2 billion U.S. Dollar as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 404.6 billion U.S. Dollar. Historically, the average for South Korea from January 1960 to June 2025 is 121.51 billion U.S. Dollar. The minimum of 0.11 billion U.S. Dollar was recorded in June 1963, while the maximum of 469.2 billion U.S. Dollar was reached in October 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of: Foreign exchange reserves around the world.
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  • Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
  • Source: Korean Economic Statistics System

Recent values South Korea: Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units
2025  Jun 410.2
2025  May 404.6
2025  Apr 404.7
2025  Mar 409.7
2025  Feb 409.2
2025  Jan 411
2024  Dec 415.6
2024  Nov 415.4


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Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address other issues under the purview of the central bank.

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 Terms of trade 92.30 2021 percent
 Trade openness 87.94 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 44.00 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 753.55 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 3.08 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 43.94 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 752.67 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.89 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 15.18 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 11,622.50 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 3.50 2022 percent
 Current account, in dollars 35.49 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly 6.06 3/2025 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 0.05 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 8.43 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 420.93 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.45 2023 percent
 Remittances 7,653.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -3,137.60 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 410.20 6/2025 billion
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