Bulgaria vs South Korea: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita

Bulgaria
169.91 units per person
in 2025
South Korea
168.75 units per person
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
69th
South Korea rank
70th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 169.91 units per person against 168.75 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 1.16 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 70th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0.5789 units per person 0.5789 units per person South Korea
1970s 0 units per person 6.97 units per person 6.97 units per person South Korea
1980s 0 units per person 35.29 units per person 35.29 units per person South Korea
1990s 151.99 units per person 89.45 units per person 62.54 units per person Bulgaria
2000s 202.02 units per person 67.37 units per person 134.65 units per person Bulgaria
2010s 141.01 units per person 126.02 units per person 14.99 units per person Bulgaria
2020s 168.18 units per person 164.15 units per person 4.04 units per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita, Bulgaria or South Korea?
Bulgaria, at 169.91 units per person against 168.75 units per person in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita between Bulgaria and South Korea?
1.16 units per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 70th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.