Money Supply M1 · M2 and Foreign-Exchange Reserves
Monthly Bank of Korea statistics. M2 (broad money) adds time deposits under two years, MMFs and similar instruments to cash and deposits; M1 (narrow money) is cash and demand deposits only. As in the Bank of Korea release, month-on-month uses seasonally adjusted average balances and year-on-year uses the original series.
M2 broad money
Balance (average, original series)
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₩ trillion
MoM (seasonally adjusted)
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vs previous month
YoY (original series)
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vs same month a year ago
M1 narrow money
Balance (average, original series)
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₩ trillion
MoM (seasonally adjusted)
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vs previous month
YoY (original series)
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vs same month a year ago
Money supply growth — YoY (2004–)
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M2 growth tracks how fast liquidity is expanding (the 2020–21 surge above 10% stands out); M1 is transactional money and swings more with rates and the business cycle.
Money supply balance — ₩ trillion (average, original series)
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Source: Bank of Korea ECOS 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 monetary aggregates (average balances) · Bank of Korea, Money and liquidity
Last 12 months
| Month | M2 balance | M2 MoM | M2 YoY | M1 balance | M1 MoM | M1 YoY |
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Foreign-exchange reserves
Total
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USD bn
vs previous month
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USD bn
World ranking
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among reporting countries
Foreign-exchange reserves — USD bn (2003–)
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Composition: —
Foreign-currency assets (securities and deposits) make up most of the total; gold is carried at book value, not market price.
Source: Bank of Korea, foreign-exchange reserves press releases.
Foreign-exchange reserves — last 12 months
| Month | Total | vs prev. month | Foreign-currency assets | SDR | IMF position | Gold |
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