Iraq vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate
Iraq
-12.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait
-12.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iraq rank
168th
Kuwait rank
165th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -12.24 % change on previous year against -12.87 % change on previous year in Iraq, a difference of 0.63 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 165th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.05 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 1960s | 9.91 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year | 0.2869 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 40.28 % change on previous year | 46.02 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1001 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5995 % change on previous year | 7.34 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 22.85 % change on previous year | 16.44 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.19 % change on previous year | 8.64 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 11.89 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 8.26 % change on previous year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -12.24 % change on previous year against -12.87 % change on previous year in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.63 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 168th and Kuwait ranks 165th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.