Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.1888 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1962β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait is 0.1888 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.3009 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1968.
Kuwait ranks 45th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0297 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0406 SDR per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0876 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0407 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1679 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1729 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0691 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2512 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1227 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0776 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2165 SDR per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1192 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0754 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2257 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1563 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.211 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2209 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1888 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3009 SDR per US$ of GDP | 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.1888 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3009 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- How does Kuwait rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) Γ· GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.