Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.4346 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1112 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 53rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.2438 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1603 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1404 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1463 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1922 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1852 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1685 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1664 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1985 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2471 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2849 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2786 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2834 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +53.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2632 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2653 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 | 0.1112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2266 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1664 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2849 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 50 Fiji 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Oman 0.2653 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 0.2392 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Montenegro 0.2379 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.2596 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4346 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1112 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (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.