Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF was 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Kuwait is 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Kuwait peaked at 0.0188 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.012 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -69.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -51.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +106.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 0.004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +69.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0085 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 11 Naoero 0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Vanuatu 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Luxembourg 0.0046 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Bahrain 0.0038 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Togo 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Botswana 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in Kuwait was 0.0044 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.