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Korea Highest Foreign Reserves

Name: Korea Foreign Reserves
Creator: World Bank
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$463.3B in 2021

Total reserves including gold · World Bank

The highest foreign reserves in Korea was $463.3B in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 ($463.3B), 2020 ($443.5B), 2022 ($423.4B), 2023 ($420.9B), 2024 ($418.2B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Korea Top 5 Highest Foreign Reserves Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	$463.3B
2nd	2020	$443.5B
3rd	2022	$423.4B
4th	2023	$420.9B
5th	2024	$418.2B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	$463.3B	+$19.8B	9th
2020	$443.5B	+$34.6B	9th
2022	$423.4B	−$39.9B	9th
2023	$420.9B	−$2.4B	9th
2024	$418.2B	−$2.7B	7th
2019	$408.8B	+$5.7B	9th
2025	$406.0B	−$12.2B	9th
2018	$403.1B	+$14.3B	8th
2017	$388.8B	+$18.7B	9th
2016	$370.2B	+$3.4B	8th
2015	$366.7B	+$3.9B	7th
2014	$362.8B	+$17.1B	8th
2013	$345.7B	+$18.0B	8th
2012	$327.7B	+$20.8B	8th
2011	$306.9B	+$14.8B	8th
2010	$292.1B	+$21.7B	7th
2009	$270.4B	+$68.9B	7th
2007	$262.5B	+$23.4B	7th
2006	$239.1B	+$28.6B	4th
2005	$210.6B	+$11.4B	3rd
2008	$201.5B	−$61.0B	7th
2004	$199.2B	+$43.7B	3rd
2003	$155.5B	+$34.0B	4th
2002	$121.5B	+$18.6B	4th
2001	$102.9B	+$6.6B	5th
2000	$96.3B	+$22.1B	5th
1999	$74.1B	+$22.0B	7th
1998	$52.1B	+$31.6B	11th
1996	$34.2B	+$1.4B	15th
1995	$32.8B	+$7.0B	15th
1994	$25.8B	+$5.4B	16th
1997	$20.5B	−$13.7B	23rd
1993	$20.4B	+$3.1B	21st
1992	$17.2B	+$3.4B	21st
1989	$15.3B	+$2.9B	18th
1990	$14.9B	−$425.7M	20th
1991	$13.8B	−$1.1B	21st
1988	$12.5B	+$8.7B	18th
1987	$3.7B	+$295.1M	37th
1986	$3.4B	+$471.7M	37th
1979	$3.1B	+$284.3M	38th
1980	$3.1B	−$9.5M	41st
1977	$3.0B	+$1.0B	29th
1985	$3.0B	+$122.7M	37th
1982	$2.9B	+$143.9M	36th
1984	$2.8B	+$386.1M	33rd
1978	$2.8B	−$165.3M	32nd
1981	$2.8B	−$298.9M	41st
1983	$2.5B	−$483.1M	39th
1976	$2.0B	+$1.2B	31st
1973	$897.1M	+$367.2M	38th
1975	$796.9M	+$499.2M	42nd
1970	$610.0M	+$57.0M	28th
1969	$552.9M	+$161.2M	27th
1972	$529.9M	+$92.1M	40th
1971	$437.8M	−$172.1M	37th
1968	$391.8M	+$35.2M	31st
1967	$356.6M	+$111.4M	31st
1974	$297.7M	−$599.4M	58th
1966	$245.2M	+$98.9M	34th
1961	$207.0M	+$50.0M	35th
1962	$168.7M	−$38.4M	41st
1960	$157.0M	–	44th
1965	$146.3M	+$9.9M	45th
1964	$136.4M	+$4.9M	44th
1963	$131.5M	−$37.2M	43rd

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