Kuwait vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold
Kuwait
29.68 billion SDR
in 2025
Nigeria
31.41 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
48th
Nigeria rank
46th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 31.41 billion SDR against 29.68 billion SDR in Kuwait, a difference of 1.73 billion SDR.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.00 million SDR | 441.90 million SDR | 384.90 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 64.86 million SDR | 201.31 million SDR | 136.45 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion SDR | 2.43 billion SDR | 1.32 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.78 billion SDR | 2.03 billion SDR | 1.74 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.81 billion SDR | 2.69 billion SDR | 124.16 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.96 billion SDR | 17.89 billion SDR | 9.92 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 21.31 billion SDR | 24.92 billion SDR | 3.61 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 33.38 billion SDR | 27.67 billion SDR | 5.71 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 31.41 billion SDR against 29.68 billion SDR in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 1.73 billion SDR, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 46th 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.