Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait is 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Kuwait peaked at 2.71 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 431,032 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2003.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 559,748 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 522,233 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 431,032 US dollar per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 468,316 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 503,224 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 710,999 US dollar per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2007 | 940,875 US dollar per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 966,263 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million US dollar per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million US dollar per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million US dollar per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million US dollar per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million US dollar per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million US dollar per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million US dollar per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million US dollar per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.89 million US dollar per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 2.08 million US dollar per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 2.24 million US dollar per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million US dollar per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 2.53 million US dollar per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.70 million US dollar per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 426,660 US dollar per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,260 US dollar per square kilometre, 30.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 693,968 US dollar per square kilometre | 431,032 US dollar per square kilometre | 1.14 million US dollar per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million US dollar per square kilometre | 1.20 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.24 million US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.53 million US dollar per square kilometre | 2.71 million US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 13 Japan 3.54 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 14 Curacao 2.98 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 15 Tuvalu 2.82 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 17 Denmark 2.33 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 18 Netherlands 2.07 million US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 19 Czechia 1.92 million US dollar per square kilometre 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 2.67 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million US dollar per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 431,032 US dollar per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.