Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait is 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.3309 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0532 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places Kuwait 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0532 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0578 SDR per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0533 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0592 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0689 SDR per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0756 SDR per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0738 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0659 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0728 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0716 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.089 SDR per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1073 SDR per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1195 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1457 SDR per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.192 SDR per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.152 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1279 SDR per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1485 SDR per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1741 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2972 SDR per US$ of GDP | +70.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2819 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2526 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2675 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2965 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1692 SDR per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1065 SDR per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2735 SDR per US$ of GDP | +112.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2195 SDR per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1583 SDR per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1233 SDR per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1124 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0983 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1023 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1345 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1583 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2417 SDR per US$ of GDP | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1013 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.088 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0928 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1037 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0851 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1386 SDR per US$ of GDP | +62.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1395 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1255 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1238 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1208 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1493 SDR per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 0.195 SDR per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2307 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2146 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2089 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2242 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3309 SDR per US$ of GDP | +47.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2385 SDR per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2148 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.237 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2417 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0635 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0756 SDR per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1239 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0716 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.192 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2123 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1065 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2972 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.15 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0983 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2735 SDR per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1325 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0851 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2417 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1732 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1208 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2307 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2506 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2148 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3309 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 35 Serbia 0.2495 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Bhutan 0.2435 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2429 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Japan 0.2258 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.2219 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Syrian Arab Republic 0.2182 SDR 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.2403 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3309 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0532 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.