Kuwait vs Macao: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Kuwait
25.92 billion SDR
in 2025
Macao
22.37 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
47th
Macao rank
50th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Kuwait
- Macao
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.92 billion SDR against 22.37 billion SDR in Macao, a difference of 3.55 billion SDR.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 47th and Macao ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.92 billion SDR | 128.18 million SDR | 2.79 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.56 billion SDR | 1.42 billion SDR | 1.14 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.39 billion SDR | 5.57 billion SDR | 1.82 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 19.55 billion SDR | 14.31 billion SDR | 5.23 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.96 billion SDR | 20.27 billion SDR | 9.69 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Kuwait or Macao?
- Kuwait, at 25.92 billion SDR against 22.37 billion SDR in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Kuwait and Macao?
- 3.55 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Macao?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Macao rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Kuwait ranks 47th and Macao ranks 50th of 188 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