South Korea vs Kuwait: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market)
South Korea
6,168 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait
7,765 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
19th
Kuwait rank
18th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7,765 SDR per person against 6,168 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,597 SDR per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
South 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 | South Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.59 SDR per person | 256.49 SDR per person | 247.9 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 33.07 SDR per person | 1,262 SDR per person | 1,229 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 101.83 SDR per person | 2,583 SDR per person | 2,481 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 504.35 SDR per person | 2,031 SDR per person | 1,527 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2,595 SDR per person | 3,829 SDR per person | 1,234 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4,867 SDR per person | 6,289 SDR per person | 1,422 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6,154 SDR per person | 8,140 SDR per person | 1,987 SDR per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, South Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7,765 SDR per person against 6,168 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1,597 SDR per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.