Total central bank assets (USD billion) - Korea - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the total assets held by the central bank were 399.17 USD billion in May 2026, compared to 406.64 in April 2026. This represents a decrease of 1.84 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has a total of 677 observations. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1970 to May 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: assets had a mean value of 182.19 billion US dollars; they reached a trough of 0.99 in March 1972; they peaked at 501.07 in December 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 389.49 |
| 2026-04-30 | 406.64 |
| 2026-05-31 | 399.17 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | Korea |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Assets (balance-sheet item) |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollar billion |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level (adjusted for breaks) |
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