Kuwait vs Libya: Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita
Kuwait
6,116 SDR per person
in 2025
Libya
8,435 SDR per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
18th
Libya rank
16th
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8,435 SDR per person against 6,116 SDR per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2,319 SDR per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252.59 SDR per person | 159.61 SDR per person | 92.97 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1,020 SDR per person | 1,081 SDR per person | 60.48 SDR per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 2,147 SDR per person | 1,461 SDR per person | 686.66 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1,708 SDR per person | 918.16 SDR per person | 789.57 SDR per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,452 SDR per person | 5,040 SDR per person | 1,587 SDR per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 5,676 SDR per person | 9,476 SDR per person | 3,799 SDR per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 7,194 SDR per person | 8,123 SDR per person | 929.1 SDR per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 8,435 SDR per person against 6,116 SDR per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita between Kuwait and Libya?
- 2,319 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 16th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (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 national valuation) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.