South Korea’s FX Reserves Increase in October

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves decreased to $428.1 billion in December 2025, down from $430.7 billion in November. The change was driven by securities holdings, which were $371.1 billion (vs. $379.3 billion in November). Meanwhile, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) stood at $15.9 billion, gold reserves held at $4.8 billion, and the IMF reserve position was $4.4 billion. On the other hand, deposits rose to $31.9 billion from $26.4 billion.

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves increased to $430.7 billion in November 2025, up from $428.8 billion in October and the highest since August 2022. The change was driven by securities holdings, which were $379.3 billion (vs. $378.0 billion in October). Meanwhile, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) stood at $15.7 billion, gold reserves held at $4.8 billion, and the IMF reserve position was $4.3 billion. On the other hand, deposits rose to $26.4 billion from $25.9 billion.

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves increased to $428.8 billion in October 2025, up from $422 billion in September. The change was driven by securities holdings, which were $378.0 billion (vs. $378.4 billion in September). Meanwhile, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) stood at $15.7 billion, gold reserves held at $4.8 billion, and the IMF reserve position was $4.4 billion. On the other hand, deposits rose to $25.9 billion from $18.5 billion.