Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1988.
Kuwait ranks 47th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -53.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +27.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +78.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +45.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 4.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +78.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2020 | +65.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Kuwait was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1988.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports 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 in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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 in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.