South Korea international reserves
Total reserves
$452B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+3.7%
12-month change
+7.1%
High since 2000
$469B
October 2021
Monthly history (IMF)
$451.5 billion
August 2026+487.6% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$417B · 92.4%
- Gold$15.3B · 3.4%
- SDRs$15.7B · 3.5%
- IMF reserve position$3.1B · 0.7%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 104 t
- Market value
- $15.3B
- Share of reserves
- 3.4%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
104.5 t
August 2026+668.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 8,737
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
24.1%
Months of imports covered
7.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.