Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF was 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Kuwait peaked at 0.0301 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0031 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0035 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1243.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0047 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 16 Fiji 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0286 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Andorra 0.0285 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Vanuatu 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Suriname 0.0232 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Naoero 0.0222 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, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Kuwait?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Kuwait was 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0301 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- Kuwait ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. 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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), 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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), 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.