Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait is 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait peaked at 0.435 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 53rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2859 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.244 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1604 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1404 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1463 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1922 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1849 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1681 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1665 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1979 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2471 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2842 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2789 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2674 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2831 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.435 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2623 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2873 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2648 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1691 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2859 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1665 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2842 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3041 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.435 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 50 Fiji 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Oman 0.2648 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Poland 0.2618 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Honduras 0.2577 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Hungary 0.2391 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Montenegro 0.2378 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.435 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd 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 5.3%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.