South Korea vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
South Korea
5,693 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait
5,327 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Kuwait rank
19th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5,693 SDR per person against 5,327 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 366 SDR per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
South Korea ranks 18th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 SDR per person | 117.93 SDR per person | 109.51 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 31.76 SDR per person | 639.52 SDR per person | 607.76 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 97.9 SDR per person | 1,795 SDR per person | 1,697 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 494.59 SDR per person | 1,514 SDR per person | 1,020 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2,578 SDR per person | 3,173 SDR per person | 594.63 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,744 SDR per person | 5,173 SDR per person | 428.54 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5,803 SDR per person | 6,447 SDR per person | 644.05 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, South Korea or Kuwait?
- South Korea, at 5,693 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 South Korea and Kuwait?
- 366 SDR per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 18th 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.