What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?

1,314 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Japan vs Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Japan

7,414 SDR per person

in 2025

Kuwait

6,100 SDR per person

in 2025

Japan rank

17th

Kuwait rank

18th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Japan
Kuwait

How they compare

Japan currently reports 7,414 SDR per person against 6,100 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,314 SDR per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.79 SDR per person	133.56 SDR per person	113.77 SDR per person	Kuwait
1970s	121.76 SDR per person	917.05 SDR per person	795.29 SDR per person	Kuwait
1980s	303.01 SDR per person	2,096 SDR per person	1,793 SDR per person	Kuwait
1990s	935.76 SDR per person	1,663 SDR per person	727.21 SDR per person	Kuwait
2000s	3,905 SDR per person	3,419 SDR per person	486.42 SDR per person	Japan
2010s	6,606 SDR per person	5,656 SDR per person	949.57 SDR per person	Japan
2020s	7,363 SDR per person	7,178 SDR per person	185.19 SDR per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?: Japan, at 7,414 SDR per person against 6,100 SDR per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?: 1,314 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Japan ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.