Germany vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Germany
27.33 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait
25.92 billion SDR
in 2025
Germany rank
47th
Kuwait rank
48th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Germany
- Kuwait
How they compare
Germany currently reports 27.33 billion SDR against 25.92 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 1.41 billion SDR.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 47th and Kuwait ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.69 billion SDR | 57.00 million SDR | 1.63 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.93 billion SDR | 56.11 million SDR | 2.87 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1970s | 21.13 billion SDR | 773.46 million SDR | 20.35 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1980s | 38.28 billion SDR | 3.23 billion SDR | 35.05 billion SDR | Germany |
| 1990s | 49.54 billion SDR | 2.56 billion SDR | 46.98 billion SDR | Germany |
| 2000s | 28.48 billion SDR | 7.39 billion SDR | 21.09 billion SDR | Germany |
| 2010s | 25.68 billion SDR | 19.55 billion SDR | 6.13 billion SDR | Germany |
| 2020s | 26.91 billion SDR | 29.96 billion SDR | 3.04 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Germany or Kuwait?
- Germany, at 27.33 billion SDR against 25.92 billion SDR in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Germany and Kuwait?
- 1.41 billion SDR, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Kuwait?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Germany ranks 47th and Kuwait ranks 48th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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 (IL) 2026 April