Egypt vs Kuwait: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Egypt
35.69 billion SDR
in 2025
Kuwait
37.78 billion SDR
in 2025
Egypt rank
52nd
Kuwait rank
50th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 37.78 billion SDR against 35.69 billion SDR in Egypt, a difference of 2.09 billion SDR.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Kuwait ranks 50th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 647.91 million SDR | 57.00 million SDR | 590.91 million SDR | Egypt |
| 1960s | 201.26 million SDR | 132.57 million SDR | 68.70 million SDR | Egypt |
| 1970s | 532.51 million SDR | 1.51 billion SDR | 979.34 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.64 billion SDR | 4.66 billion SDR | 3.01 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 10.64 billion SDR | 3.43 billion SDR | 7.21 billion SDR | Egypt |
| 2000s | 14.90 billion SDR | 8.93 billion SDR | 5.97 billion SDR | Egypt |
| 2010s | 18.43 billion SDR | 23.63 billion SDR | 5.20 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 29.07 billion SDR | 37.91 billion SDR | 8.83 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 37.78 billion SDR against 35.69 billion SDR in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 2.09 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Kuwait ranks 50th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.