Data on official reserve assets are disseminated in 100 millions of US dollars. Data in the data template on International reserves and foreign currency liquidity are disseminated in millions of US dollars. Data cover foreign exchange, gold, SDRs, and the reserve position in the IMF, and are based on accounting records of the Bank of Korea.
Gold is valued at book value.
The data are available to all simultaneously through the press releases which disseminate respectively the official reserve assets and the data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity. In accordance with the provisions of Article 86 of the Act, the Bank of Korea may compile statistics for the proper formulation of its monetary and credit policies. The Bank of Korea is independent in all aspects of data compilation. The Bank of Korea publishes official reserve assets and the data template on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity as a service to the public. The Foreign Exchange Management Law requires that the Bank of Korea provide data on official foreign reserves to the Ministry of Finance and Economy each month.