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

139 SDR per person, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea 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.

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

Korea

5,961 SDR per person

in 2025

Kuwait

6,100 SDR per person

in 2025

Korea rank

19th

Kuwait rank

18th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Korea
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 6,100 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in Korea, a difference of 139 SDR per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Korea ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.49 SDR per person	133.56 SDR per person	125.07 SDR per person	Kuwait
1970s	32.39 SDR per person	917.05 SDR per person	884.66 SDR per person	Kuwait
1980s	99.16 SDR per person	2,096 SDR per person	1,997 SDR per person	Kuwait
1990s	502.48 SDR per person	1,663 SDR per person	1,160 SDR per person	Kuwait
2000s	2,591 SDR per person	3,419 SDR per person	828.11 SDR per person	Kuwait
2010s	4,817 SDR per person	5,656 SDR per person	839.24 SDR per person	Kuwait
2020s	6,038 SDR per person	7,178 SDR per person	1,140 SDR per person	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Korea or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 6,100 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Korea and Kuwait?: 139 SDR per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Korea ranks 19th 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.