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

6.28 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.

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

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.

Kuwait vs Netherlands: Reserves excluding gold

Kuwait

29.68 billion SDR

in 2025

Netherlands

23.40 billion SDR

in 2025

Kuwait rank

48th

Netherlands rank

51st

Reserves excluding gold over time

Kuwait
Netherlands

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 29.68 billion SDR against 23.40 billion SDR in Netherlands, a difference of 6.28 billion SDR.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Kuwait ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57.00 million SDR	382.06 million SDR	325.06 million SDR	Netherlands
1960s	64.86 million SDR	615.84 million SDR	550.98 million SDR	Netherlands
1970s	1.11 billion SDR	3.59 billion SDR	2.48 billion SDR	Netherlands
1980s	3.78 billion SDR	10.02 billion SDR	6.25 billion SDR	Netherlands
1990s	2.81 billion SDR	17.45 billion SDR	14.63 billion SDR	Netherlands
2000s	7.96 billion SDR	7.48 billion SDR	480.93 million SDR	Kuwait
2010s	21.31 billion SDR	11.82 billion SDR	9.49 billion SDR	Kuwait
2020s	33.38 billion SDR	19.89 billion SDR	13.49 billion SDR	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Netherlands?: Kuwait, at 29.68 billion SDR against 23.40 billion SDR in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Netherlands?: 6.28 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Kuwait ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 51st 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

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