Kuwait vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Kuwait
25.92 billion SDR
in 2025
Nigeria
28.09 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
48th
Nigeria rank
45th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.09 billion SDR against 25.92 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 2.17 billion SDR.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 45th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.00 million SDR | 441.90 million SDR | 384.90 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 56.11 million SDR | 196.20 million SDR | 140.09 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 773.46 million SDR | 2.21 billion SDR | 1.44 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.23 billion SDR | 1.91 billion SDR | 1.32 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.56 billion SDR | 2.69 billion SDR | 128.50 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.39 billion SDR | 17.73 billion SDR | 10.34 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 19.55 billion SDR | 23.25 billion SDR | 3.70 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 29.96 billion SDR | 24.39 billion SDR | 5.57 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 28.09 billion SDR against 25.92 billion SDR in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 2.17 billion SDR, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 45th 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