Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 1.49 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.49 billion US dollar for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in 2025.
The figure is down 42.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait peaked at 4.58 billion US dollar in 2023 and was at its lowest, 331.57 million US dollar, in 2003.
Kuwait ranks 36th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 667.12 million US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 452.32 million US dollar | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 331.57 million US dollar | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 763.15 million US dollar | +130.2% |
| 2005 | 755.35 million US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 billion US dollar | +61.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 billion US dollar | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 billion US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 666.51 million US dollar | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 623.55 million US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 615.19 million US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 646.48 million US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 623.85 million US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.66 billion US dollar | +166.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 billion US dollar | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 billion US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.88 billion US dollar | +46.3% |
| 2018 | 1.20 billion US dollar | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 billion US dollar | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 1.20 billion US dollar | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 1.43 billion US dollar | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 3.50 billion US dollar | +144.6% |
| 2023 | 4.58 billion US dollar | +30.9% |
| 2024 | 2.58 billion US dollar | -43.6% |
| 2025 | 1.49 billion US dollar | -42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 777.70 million US dollar | 331.57 million US dollar | 1.22 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.15 billion US dollar | 615.19 million US dollar | 1.88 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 billion US dollar | 1.20 billion US dollar | 4.58 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 33 Sweden 2.35 billion US dollar compare
- 34 Zambia 2.21 billion US dollar compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 1.97 billion US dollar compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 1.48 billion US dollar compare
- 38 Netherlands 1.38 billion US dollar compare
- 39 Thailand 1.37 billion US dollar compare
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, claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Kuwait was 1.49 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 billion US dollar in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 331.57 million US dollar in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Kuwait ranks 36th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (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.