South Korea: Foreign exchange reserves

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 South Korea

Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units

 Latest value 425.3
 Reference February 2023
 Measure billion U.S. Dollar
 Source Korean Economic Statistics System

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from January 1960 to February 2023. The average value for South Korea during that period was 110.63 billion U.S. Dollar with a minimum of 0.11 billion U.S. Dollar in June 1963 and a maximum of 469.2 billion U.S. Dollar in October 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units around the world.
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Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
Source: Korean Economic Statistics System



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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