Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 8,390 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 8,390 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 10,967 US dollar per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,637 US dollar per person, in 2003.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,975 US dollar per person | — |
| 2002 | 4,514 US dollar per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 3,637 US dollar per person | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 3,867 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4,017 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 5,358 US dollar per person | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 6,689 US dollar per person | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 6,494 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7,284 US dollar per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 7,264 US dollar per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8,285 US dollar per person | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 8,681 US dollar per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 9,199 US dollar per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 8,805 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 7,384 US dollar per person | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 7,785 US dollar per person | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8,091 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 8,597 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 8,987 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 10,967 US dollar per person | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 10,371 US dollar per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10,521 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 9,798 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 9,078 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 8,390 US dollar per person | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,204 US dollar per person | 3,637 US dollar per person | 7,284 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,308 US dollar per person | 7,264 US dollar per person | 9,199 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,854 US dollar per person | 8,390 US dollar per person | 10,967 US dollar per person | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Kuwait was 8,390 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10,967 US dollar per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,637 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserve assets (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.