Brunei vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Brunei
6,426 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait
5,327 SDR per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
17th
Kuwait rank
19th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Brunei
- Kuwait
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 6,426 SDR per person against 5,327 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,099 SDR per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kuwait ahead.
Brunei ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,057 SDR per person | 1,628 SDR per person | 570.86 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 947.28 SDR per person | 3,173 SDR per person | 2,226 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,585 SDR per person | 5,173 SDR per person | 587.28 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5,949 SDR per person | 6,447 SDR per person | 498.01 SDR per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Brunei or Kuwait?
- Brunei, at 6,426 SDR per person against 5,327 SDR per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Brunei and Kuwait?
- 1,099 SDR per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kuwait?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.