Iraq vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate
Iraq
-12.95 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait
-13.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
165th
Kuwait rank
166th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -12.95 % change on previous year against -13.89 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.94 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 165th and Kuwait ranks 166th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.98 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1960s | 10.31 % change on previous year | 11.08 % change on previous year | 0.7637 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 41.31 % change on previous year | 45.05 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3632 % change on previous year | 11.31 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5995 % change on previous year | 7.41 % change on previous year | 6.81 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 22.93 % change on previous year | 16.86 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.65 % change on previous year | 9.57 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.96 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 9.27 % change on previous year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Iraq, at -12.95 % change on previous year against -13.89 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.94 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 165th and Kuwait ranks 166th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.