Kuwait vs Syria: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.2182 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2010
Kuwait rank
38th
Syria rank
41st
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Syria
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2182 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria, a difference of 0.0221 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Syria ranks 41st of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0635 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.1239 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.066 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.2123 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1795 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.15 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1278 SDR per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.1325 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.155 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1395 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0787 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Syria?
- Kuwait, at 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2182 SDR per US$ of GDP in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Syria?
- 0.0221 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2010.
- How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Syria ranks 41st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.