Kuwait vs Post-demographic dividend: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Kuwait
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.41 against 6.85 in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.56.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 26th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.55 | 4.86 | 1.69 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.12 | 4.67 | 1.45 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 3.59 | 0.8558 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6.84 | 7.11 | 0.2684 | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 7.79 | 8.09 | 0.2983 | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 7.91 | 2.4 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Kuwait or Post-demographic dividend?
- Kuwait, at 8.41 against 6.85 in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Kuwait and Post-demographic dividend?
- 1.56, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Post-demographic dividend?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Kuwait ranks 26th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 27th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].