Kuwait vs Qatar: Reserves excluding gold
Kuwait
29.68 billion SDR
in 2025
Qatar
28.97 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait rank
48th
Qatar rank
49th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.68 billion SDR against 28.97 billion SDR in Qatar, a difference of 713.70 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.91 million SDR | 7.50 million SDR | 65.41 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion SDR | 83.19 million SDR | 1.03 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.78 billion SDR | 375.66 million SDR | 3.40 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.81 billion SDR | 577.60 million SDR | 2.23 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.96 billion SDR | 3.80 billion SDR | 4.17 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 21.31 billion SDR | 21.51 billion SDR | 205.70 million SDR | Qatar |
| 2020s | 33.38 billion SDR | 30.35 billion SDR | 3.03 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 29.68 billion SDR against 28.97 billion SDR in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 713.70 million SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 49th 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.