Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita
Kuwait
7,765 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9,976 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,976 SDR per person against 7,765 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2,211 SDR per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256.49 SDR per person | 179.04 SDR per person | 77.45 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,262 SDR per person | 2,477 SDR per person | 1,215 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2,583 SDR per person | 2,936 SDR per person | 352.61 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2,031 SDR per person | 678.77 SDR per person | 1,352 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,829 SDR per person | 4,949 SDR per person | 1,120 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6,289 SDR per person | 14,352 SDR per person | 8,063 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 8,140 SDR per person | 10,459 SDR per person | 2,318 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9,976 SDR per person against 7,765 SDR per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,211 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.