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

1.73 billion SDR, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold

Kuwait

29.68 billion SDR

in 2025

Nigeria

31.41 billion SDR

in 2025

Kuwait rank

48th

Nigeria rank

46th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Kuwait
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 31.41 billion SDR against 29.68 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 1.73 billion SDR.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57.00 million SDR	441.90 million SDR	384.90 million SDR	Nigeria
1960s	64.86 million SDR	201.31 million SDR	136.45 million SDR	Nigeria
1970s	1.11 billion SDR	2.43 billion SDR	1.32 billion SDR	Nigeria
1980s	3.78 billion SDR	2.03 billion SDR	1.74 billion SDR	Kuwait
1990s	2.81 billion SDR	2.69 billion SDR	124.16 million SDR	Kuwait
2000s	7.96 billion SDR	17.89 billion SDR	9.92 billion SDR	Nigeria
2010s	21.31 billion SDR	24.92 billion SDR	3.61 billion SDR	Nigeria
2020s	33.38 billion SDR	27.67 billion SDR	5.71 billion SDR	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 31.41 billion SDR against 29.68 billion SDR in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Nigeria?: 1.73 billion SDR, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th 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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