Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre was 1.77 million SDR per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 1.77 million SDR per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 1.81 million SDR per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,964 SDR per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Kuwait 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,052 SDR per square kilometre | 1,964 SDR per square kilometre | 4,747 SDR per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,404 SDR per square kilometre | 5,376 SDR per square kilometre | 100,392 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 181,120 SDR per square kilometre | 56,976 SDR per square kilometre | 271,445 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,608 SDR per square kilometre | 120,304 SDR per square kilometre | 197,319 SDR per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 414,887 SDR per square kilometre | 250,774 SDR per square kilometre | 630,303 SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million SDR per square kilometre | 678,597 SDR per square kilometre | 1.52 million SDR per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.59 million SDR per square kilometre | 1.81 million SDR per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 14 United Arab Emirates 1.89 million SDR per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malta 1.85 million SDR per square kilometre compare
- 16 Denmark 1.81 million SDR per square kilometre compare
- 18 Maldives 1.46 million SDR per square kilometre compare
- 19 Czechia 1.37 million SDR per square kilometre compare
- 20 Seychelles 1.06 million SDR per square kilometre 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 1.77 million SDR per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million SDR per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,964 SDR per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.