Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF was 723.62 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 723.62 million US dollar for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, reserve position in the imf in Kuwait peaked at 804.19 million US dollar in 2013 and was at its lowest, 150.96 million US dollar, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 37th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 613.02 million US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 718.59 million US dollar | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 779.64 million US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 719.91 million US dollar | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 307.19 million US dollar | -57.3% |
| 2006 | 187.16 million US dollar | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 150.96 million US dollar | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 260.61 million US dollar | +72.6% |
| 2009 | 395.74 million US dollar | +51.8% |
| 2010 | 401.28 million US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 661.38 million US dollar | +64.8% |
| 2012 | 706.44 million US dollar | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 804.19 million US dollar | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 768.70 million US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 630.34 million US dollar | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 308.92 million US dollar | -51.0% |
| 2017 | 296.15 million US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 422.36 million US dollar | +42.6% |
| 2019 | 546.67 million US dollar | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 721.97 million US dollar | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 781.85 million US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 759.35 million US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 743.91 million US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 656.85 million US dollar | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 723.62 million US dollar | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 459.20 million US dollar | 150.96 million US dollar | 779.64 million US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 554.64 million US dollar | 296.15 million US dollar | 804.19 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 731.26 million US dollar | 656.85 million US dollar | 781.85 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, reserve position in the imf in Kuwait was 723.62 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 804.19 million US dollar in 2013.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.96 million US dollar in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, reserve position in the imf rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, Reserve position in the IMF (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.