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

713.70 million SDR, with Kuwait ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 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 Qatar: Reserves excluding gold

Kuwait

29.68 billion SDR

in 2025

Qatar

28.97 billion SDR

in 2025

Kuwait rank

48th

Qatar rank

49th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Kuwait
Qatar

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 29.68 billion SDR against 28.97 billion SDR in Qatar, a difference of 713.70 million SDR.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72.91 million SDR	7.50 million SDR	65.41 million SDR	Kuwait
1970s	1.11 billion SDR	83.19 million SDR	1.03 billion SDR	Kuwait
1980s	3.78 billion SDR	375.66 million SDR	3.40 billion SDR	Kuwait
1990s	2.81 billion SDR	577.60 million SDR	2.23 billion SDR	Kuwait
2000s	7.96 billion SDR	3.80 billion SDR	4.17 billion SDR	Kuwait
2010s	21.31 billion SDR	21.51 billion SDR	205.70 million SDR	Qatar
2020s	33.38 billion SDR	30.35 billion SDR	3.03 billion SDR	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Qatar?: Kuwait, at 29.68 billion SDR against 28.97 billion SDR in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Qatar?: 713.70 million SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 49th 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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