Japan vs Kuwait: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate
Japan
5.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait
5.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
22nd
Kuwait rank
19th
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.86 % change on previous year against 5.15 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.71 % change on previous year.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Kuwait ranks 19th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.38 % change on previous year | 0.0267 % change on previous year | 29.36 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.48 % change on previous year | 17.91 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 10.15 % change on previous year | -5.58 % change on previous year | 15.73 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.98 % change on previous year | 12.86 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 13.01 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 8.76 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.9 % change on previous year | 9.28 % change on previous year | 0.3794 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, annual growth rate, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 5.86 % change on previous year against 5.15 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr, annual growth rate between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.71 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Kuwait ranks 19th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve position in the IMF, SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.