Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita was 7,765 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 7,765 SDR per person for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 8,589 SDR per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 230.5 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 230.5 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 242.48 SDR per person | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 252.72 SDR per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 256.75 SDR per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 233.27 SDR per person | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 238.07 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 287.6 SDR per person | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 294.04 SDR per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 285.79 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 243.67 SDR per person | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 258.45 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 321.39 SDR per person | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 430.24 SDR per person | +33.9% |
| 1973 | 593.76 SDR per person | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 1,497 SDR per person | +152.1% |
| 1975 | 1,586 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 1,792 SDR per person | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 2,158 SDR per person | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 1,759 SDR per person | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 2,224 SDR per person | +26.4% |
| 1980 | 2,827 SDR per person | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 2,755 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3,857 SDR per person | +40.0% |
| 1983 | 3,374 SDR per person | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 3,011 SDR per person | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 3,028 SDR per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,691 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 1,844 SDR per person | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 1,032 SDR per person | -44.0% |
| 1989 | 1,414 SDR per person | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 2,228 SDR per person | +57.6% |
| 1992 | 2,666 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 2,267 SDR per person | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 1,841 SDR per person | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 1,817 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,790 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,736 SDR per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,801 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2,132 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 3,054 SDR per person | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 4,200 SDR per person | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 3,599 SDR per person | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 2,755 SDR per person | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 2,792 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,180 SDR per person | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 3,986 SDR per person | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 4,738 SDR per person | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 4,731 SDR per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,255 SDR per person | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 5,472 SDR per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6,171 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 6,456 SDR per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 6,000 SDR per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 6,623 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 5,827 SDR per person | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 6,305 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 6,235 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,699 SDR per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7,109 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 8,350 SDR per person | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 8,114 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 8,589 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 8,081 SDR per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 7,943 SDR per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 7,765 SDR per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256.49 SDR per person | 230.5 SDR per person | 294.04 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,262 SDR per person | 258.45 SDR per person | 2,224 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,583 SDR per person | 1,032 SDR per person | 3,857 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,031 SDR per person | 1,736 SDR per person | 2,666 SDR per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,829 SDR per person | 2,755 SDR per person | 5,255 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,289 SDR per person | 5,472 SDR per person | 7,109 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,140 SDR per person | 7,765 SDR per person | 8,589 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 15 Saudi Arabia 9,976 SDR per person compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 8,594 SDR per person compare
- 17 Japan 8,117 SDR per person compare
- 19 Republic of Korea 6,168 SDR per person compare
- 20 Mauritius 6,052 SDR per person compare
- 21 Poland 5,447 SDR per person compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,327 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 6,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Kuwait?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Kuwait was 7,765 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8,589 SDR per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.5 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.