Japan vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Japan
6,987 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait
5,327 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
16th
Kuwait rank
19th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6,987 SDR per person against 5,327 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,660 SDR per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.14 SDR per person | 117.93 SDR per person | 100.79 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 108.75 SDR per person | 639.52 SDR per person | 530.77 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 271.37 SDR per person | 1,795 SDR per person | 1,524 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 876.72 SDR per person | 1,514 SDR per person | 637.75 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,856 SDR per person | 3,173 SDR per person | 682.72 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,435 SDR per person | 5,173 SDR per person | 1,263 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 6,986 SDR per person | 6,447 SDR per person | 539.74 SDR per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 6,987 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 Japan and Kuwait?
- 1,660 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 16th 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.