Korea vs Kuwait: Gold reserves at market value
Korea
10.71 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait
8.10 billion SDR
in 2025
Korea rank
40th
Kuwait rank
43rd
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Korea currently reports 10.71 billion SDR against 8.10 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 2.61 billion SDR.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 173 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.39 million SDR | 0 SDR | 1.39 million SDR | Korea |
| 1960s | 2.77 million SDR | 67.70 million SDR | 64.93 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 24.98 million SDR | 402.91 million SDR | 377.93 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 107.37 million SDR | 879.85 million SDR | 772.48 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 84.18 million SDR | 616.14 million SDR | 531.96 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 172.06 million SDR | 967.97 million SDR | 795.91 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.58 billion SDR | 2.32 billion SDR | 255.96 million SDR | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.99 billion SDR | 4.53 billion SDR | 1.46 billion SDR | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Korea or Kuwait?
- Korea, at 10.71 billion SDR against 8.10 billion SDR in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Korea and Kuwait?
- 2.61 billion SDR, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Korea ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.