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

2,130 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.

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

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.

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

Kuwait

6,100 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya

8,230 SDR per person

in 2025

Kuwait rank

18th

Libya rank

15th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Kuwait
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 8,230 SDR per person against 6,100 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2,130 SDR per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	133.56 SDR per person	138.31 SDR per person	4.75 SDR per person	Libya
1970s	917.05 SDR per person	1,047 SDR per person	129.56 SDR per person	Libya
1980s	2,096 SDR per person	1,428 SDR per person	668.12 SDR per person	Kuwait
1990s	1,663 SDR per person	906.92 SDR per person	756.05 SDR per person	Kuwait
2000s	3,419 SDR per person	5,016 SDR per person	1,597 SDR per person	Libya
2010s	5,656 SDR per person	9,459 SDR per person	3,803 SDR per person	Libya
2020s	7,178 SDR per person	8,009 SDR per person	831.15 SDR per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Kuwait or Libya?: Libya, at 8,230 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 Kuwait and Libya?: 2,130 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th 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.