Kuwait vs Lebanon: Total reserves (gold at national valuation)
Kuwait
29.76 billion SDR
in 2025
Lebanon
25.57 billion SDR
in 2024
Kuwait rank
56th
Lebanon rank
57th
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 29.76 billion SDR against 25.57 billion SDR in Lebanon, a difference of 4.19 billion SDR.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 56th and Lebanon ranks 57th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.00 million SDR | 76.70 million SDR | 19.70 million SDR | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 129.94 million SDR | 241.42 million SDR | 111.48 million SDR | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 1.22 billion SDR | 1.12 billion SDR | 103.38 million SDR | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.87 billion SDR | 1.88 billion SDR | 1.99 billion SDR | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.89 billion SDR | 5.37 billion SDR | 2.49 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 8.04 billion SDR | 12.21 billion SDR | 4.17 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 21.38 billion SDR | 34.99 billion SDR | 13.60 billion SDR | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 34.19 billion SDR | 25.00 billion SDR | 9.20 billion SDR | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at national valuation), Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Kuwait, at 29.76 billion SDR against 25.57 billion SDR in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at national valuation) between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 4.19 billion SDR, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for total reserves (gold at national valuation)?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and Lebanon ranks 57th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (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.