Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait peaked at 0.4104 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 50th out of 164 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2627 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.2189 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1386 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1199 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.142 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1126 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1661 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1612 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1491 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1674 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1798 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2645 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2505 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4104 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2684 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2368 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1542 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2627 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.207 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2736 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4104 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 47 Fiji 0.2295 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Tajikistan 0.2294 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Mongolia 0.2291 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Montenegro 0.2253 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2165 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 South Korea 0.2159 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Kuwait was 0.2267 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4104 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Kuwait ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.