Total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reserves in months of imports was 8.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait stood at 8.41.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait peaked at 13.43 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 1988.
Kuwait ranks 25th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.48 | — |
| 1976 | 6.69 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 6.24 | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 5.69 | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 6.63 | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 6.22 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 5.87 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 7.04 | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 6.61 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 5.81 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 7.22 | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 8 | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 6.74 | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 3.29 | -51.2% |
| 1989 | 4.37 | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 5.76 | +31.9% |
| 1993 | 5.15 | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 4.44 | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 3.93 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 3.75 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.5 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 3.86 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 5.19 | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 7.79 | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 9.84 | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 8.44 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 6.14 | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 5.45 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 4.96 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 5.99 | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 6.05 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.53 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 8.26 | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 8.13 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.28 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.52 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.11 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.03 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.97 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 7.55 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 7.33 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.19 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 13.43 | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 11.59 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 10.32 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 9.17 | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 8.95 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 8.41 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.55 | 5.69 | 7.48 | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.12 | 3.29 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 3.5 | 5.76 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.84 | 4.96 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 | 6.8 | 8.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 8.41 | 13.43 | 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 total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Kuwait was 8.41 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 1988.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Kuwait ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].