Kuwait vs Netherlands: Reserves excluding gold
Kuwait
29.68 billion SDR
in 2025
Netherlands
23.40 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
48th
Netherlands rank
51st
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.68 billion SDR against 23.40 billion SDR in Netherlands, a difference of 6.28 billion SDR.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.00 million SDR | 382.06 million SDR | 325.06 million SDR | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 64.86 million SDR | 615.84 million SDR | 550.98 million SDR | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion SDR | 3.59 billion SDR | 2.48 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.78 billion SDR | 10.02 billion SDR | 6.25 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.81 billion SDR | 17.45 billion SDR | 14.63 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.96 billion SDR | 7.48 billion SDR | 480.93 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 21.31 billion SDR | 11.82 billion SDR | 9.49 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 33.38 billion SDR | 19.89 billion SDR | 13.49 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Netherlands?
- Kuwait, at 29.68 billion SDR against 23.40 billion SDR in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 6.28 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Netherlands ranks 51st 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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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.