Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records was 40.89 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 40.89 billion US dollar for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Kuwait peaked at 48.30 billion US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.68 billion US dollar, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 51st out of 169 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 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.97 billion US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 9.31 billion US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.68 billion US dollar | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 8.35 billion US dollar | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 8.97 billion US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.67 billion US dollar | +41.3% |
| 2007 | 16.77 billion US dollar | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 17.22 billion US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.37 billion US dollar | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 21.34 billion US dollar | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 25.89 billion US dollar | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 28.98 billion US dollar | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 32.27 billion US dollar | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 32.20 billion US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.31 billion US dollar | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 31.10 billion US dollar | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 33.66 billion US dollar | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 37.08 billion US dollar | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 39.88 billion US dollar | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 48.30 billion US dollar | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 45.14 billion US dollar | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 48.13 billion US dollar | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 47.53 billion US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 44.37 billion US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 40.89 billion US dollar | -7.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 40.89 billion US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.00 billion US dollar, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 40.89 billion US dollar is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.37 billion US dollar, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.37 billion US dollar | 7.68 billion US dollar | 20.37 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.07 billion US dollar | 21.34 billion US dollar | 39.88 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.73 billion US dollar | 40.89 billion US dollar | 48.30 billion US dollar | 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 in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Kuwait was 40.89 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 48.30 billion US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 billion US dollar in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records?
- Kuwait ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.