France vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
France
24.41 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait
25.92 billion SDR
in 2025
France rank
49th
Kuwait rank
48th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- France
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 25.92 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France, a difference of 1.51 billion SDR.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 48th of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 303.70 million SDR | 57.00 million SDR | 246.70 million SDR | France |
| 1960s | 767.10 million SDR | 56.11 million SDR | 710.99 million SDR | France |
| 1970s | 4.79 billion SDR | 773.46 million SDR | 4.02 billion SDR | France |
| 1980s | 18.65 billion SDR | 3.23 billion SDR | 15.42 billion SDR | France |
| 1990s | 19.13 billion SDR | 2.56 billion SDR | 16.57 billion SDR | France |
| 2000s | 20.46 billion SDR | 7.39 billion SDR | 13.07 billion SDR | France |
| 2010s | 25.21 billion SDR | 19.55 billion SDR | 5.66 billion SDR | France |
| 2020s | 30.92 billion SDR | 29.96 billion SDR | 959.97 million SDR | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, France or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 25.92 billion SDR against 24.41 billion SDR in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between France and Kuwait?
- 1.51 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kuwait?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do France and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- France ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 48th 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 consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.