What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Argentina and Kuwait?

6.07 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kuwait?

75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold

Argentina

23.61 billion SDR

in 2025

Kuwait

29.68 billion SDR

in 2025

Argentina rank

50th

Kuwait rank

48th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Argentina
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 29.68 billion SDR against 23.61 billion SDR in Argentina, a difference of 6.07 billion SDR.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 50th and Kuwait ranks 48th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	180.40 million SDR	57.00 million SDR	123.40 million SDR	Argentina
1960s	294.44 million SDR	64.86 million SDR	229.58 million SDR	Argentina
1970s	1.79 billion SDR	1.11 billion SDR	682.04 million SDR	Argentina
1980s	2.27 billion SDR	3.78 billion SDR	1.51 billion SDR	Kuwait
1990s	11.86 billion SDR	2.81 billion SDR	9.05 billion SDR	Argentina
2000s	18.66 billion SDR	7.96 billion SDR	10.70 billion SDR	Argentina
2010s	28.24 billion SDR	21.31 billion SDR	6.93 billion SDR	Argentina
2020s	23.03 billion SDR	33.38 billion SDR	10.34 billion SDR	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Argentina or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 29.68 billion SDR against 23.61 billion SDR in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Argentina and Kuwait?: 6.07 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kuwait?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Argentina ranks 50th and Kuwait ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,411 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April