What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Kuwait and Libya?

352 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?

60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Libya: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita

Kuwait

1,664 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya

2,016 SDR per person

in 2025

Kuwait rank

16th

Libya rank

13th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time

Kuwait
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2,016 SDR per person against 1,664 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 352 SDR per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Kuwait ranks 16th and Libya ranks 13th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	122.93 SDR per person	22.08 SDR per person	100.86 SDR per person	Kuwait
1970s	344.73 SDR per person	117.34 SDR per person	227.39 SDR per person	Kuwait
1980s	487.34 SDR per person	317.61 SDR per person	169.74 SDR per person	Kuwait
1990s	351.14 SDR per person	188.7 SDR per person	162.44 SDR per person	Kuwait
2000s	409.77 SDR per person	297.41 SDR per person	112.36 SDR per person	Kuwait
2010s	633.42 SDR per person	537.34 SDR per person	96.08 SDR per person	Kuwait
2020s	962.33 SDR per person	1,063 SDR per person	100.26 SDR per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Kuwait or Libya?: Libya, at 2,016 SDR per person against 1,664 SDR per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Kuwait and Libya?: 352 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?: Kuwait ranks 16th and Libya ranks 13th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,752 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.