Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 8,405 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait is 8,405 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait peaked at 10,976 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,640 US dollar per person, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,967 US dollar per person | — |
| 2002 | 4,518 US dollar per person | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 3,640 US dollar per person | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 3,868 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4,009 US dollar per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5,358 US dollar per person | +33.6% |
| 2007 | 6,685 US dollar per person | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 6,494 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7,286 US dollar per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 7,249 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,265 US dollar per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 8,684 US dollar per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 9,201 US dollar per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 8,782 US dollar per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 7,383 US dollar per person | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 7,767 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 8,102 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8,576 US dollar per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8,978 US dollar per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 10,976 US dollar per person | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 10,351 US dollar per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 10,486 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9,793 US dollar per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 9,060 US dollar per person | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 8,405 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 8,405 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,721 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 8,405 US dollar per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,799 US dollar per person, 4.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,203 US dollar per person | 3,640 US dollar per person | 7,286 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,299 US dollar per person | 7,249 US dollar per person | 9,201 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,845 US dollar per person | 8,405 US dollar per person | 10,976 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait was 8,405 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10,976 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,640 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.