Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits was 35.47 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 35.47 billion US dollar for reserve assets, currency and deposits in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits in Kuwait peaked at 45.42 billion US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.64 billion US dollar, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 10th out of 156 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.17 billion US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 8.35 billion US dollar | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 6.64 billion US dollar | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 7.34 billion US dollar | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 8.38 billion US dollar | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 12.17 billion US dollar | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 16.28 billion US dollar | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 16.60 billion US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.60 billion US dollar | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 18.61 billion US dollar | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 22.91 billion US dollar | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 25.95 billion US dollar | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 29.16 billion US dollar | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 29.25 billion US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.59 billion US dollar | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 28.93 billion US dollar | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 31.39 billion US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 34.73 billion US dollar | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 37.41 billion US dollar | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 45.42 billion US dollar | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 39.66 billion US dollar | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 42.89 billion US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 42.23 billion US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.25 billion US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 35.47 billion US dollar | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.39 billion US dollar | 6.64 billion US dollar | 17.60 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.39 billion US dollar | 18.61 billion US dollar | 37.41 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.82 billion US dollar | 35.47 billion US dollar | 45.42 billion US dollar | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, currency and deposits in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits in Kuwait was 35.47 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 45.42 billion US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 billion US dollar in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, Currency and deposits (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.