FX.co ★ South Korea’s FX Reserves Increase in September

In September 2025, South Korea saw an increase in its foreign exchange reserves, reaching $422 billion, compared to $416.3 billion in the previous month of August. This growth was primarily attributed to a rise in securities holdings, which increased to $378.4 billion from $366.2 billion. In contrast, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) remained stable at $15.8 billion, gold reserves were unchanged at $4.8 billion, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve position held steady at $4.5 billion. Conversely, there was a decrease in deposits, which fell to $18.5 billion from the earlier figure of $25 billion.