Kuwait vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Kuwait
25.92 billion SDR
in 2025
Qatar
27.78 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
48th
Qatar rank
46th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 27.78 billion SDR against 25.92 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 1.86 billion SDR.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.40 million SDR | 7.50 million SDR | 52.90 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 773.46 million SDR | 74.06 million SDR | 699.40 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.23 billion SDR | 332.05 million SDR | 2.90 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.56 billion SDR | 525.52 million SDR | 2.03 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.39 billion SDR | 3.69 billion SDR | 3.70 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 19.55 billion SDR | 21.13 billion SDR | 1.58 billion SDR | Qatar |
| 2020s | 29.96 billion SDR | 29.28 billion SDR | 675.47 million SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 27.78 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 Qatar?
- 1.86 billion SDR, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 46th 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