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International reserves — Kuwait

International reserves in Kuwait in 2025 — 51,737,963,292 US$. Ranked 45 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 72,058.9%.

2025 51.74B US$ +1.99% vs 2024
World rank 45of 124
Period maximum 52.92B US$2020
Period minimum 71.7M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

International reserves — Kuwait, 1960–2025020B40B60B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 71,700,000 US$1962: 97,298,000 US$1964: 110,363,200 US$1966: 164,674,800 US$1968: 196,544,900 US$1970: 209,112,310 US$1972: 429,915,493 US$1974: 1,902,721,428 US$1976: 2,453,404,528 US$1978: 3,071,067,161 US$1980: 5,425,248,388 US$1982: 7,073,280,387 US$1984: 5,372,970,180 US$1986: 6,493,639,575 US$1988: 2,965,163,921 US$1991: 4,306,647,353 US$1993: 5,205,819,228 US$1995: 4,542,636,862 US$1997: 4,188,465,732 US$1999: 5,560,511,603 US$2001: 10,599,228,051 US$2003: 8,636,260,734 US$2005: 10,165,102,735 US$2007: 18,776,552,865 US$2009: 23,028,171,516 US$2011: 29,681,701,460 US$2013: 32,410,244,557 US$2015: 30,960,893,268 US$2017: 36,889,754,717 US$2019: 43,668,410,965 US$2021: 49,525,016,981 US$2023: 52,619,359,335 US$2025: 51,737,963,292 US$
Change over the period: +51.67B (+72,058.94%) Average annual rate: 10.66 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 51.74B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.44T US$
Western Asia computed 1.38T US$
International reserves — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 51.74B +1.01B +1.99%
2024 50.73B −1.89B −3.59%
2023 52.62B +158M +0.3%
2022 52.46B +2.94B +5.93%
2021 49.53B −3.39B −6.41%
2020 52.92B +9.25B +21.18%
2019 43.67B +3.39B +8.41%
2018 40.28B +3.39B +9.2%
2017 36.89B +2.95B +8.7%
2016 33.94B +2.98B +9.61%
2015 30.96B −4.21B −11.98%
2014 35.18B +2.77B +8.53%
2013 32.41B −700M −2.11%
2012 33.11B +3.43B +11.55%
2011 29.68B +4.88B +19.68%
2010 24.8B +1.77B +7.7%
2009 23.03B +3.71B +19.19%
2008 19.32B +544M +2.9%
2007 18.78B +4.6B +32.42%
2006 14.18B +4.01B +39.49%
2005 10.17B +811M +8.67%
2004 9.35B +718M +8.31%
2003 8.64B −1.44B −14.31%
2002 10.08B −521M −4.92%
2001 10.6B +2.82B +36.25%
2000 7.78B +2.22B +39.9%
1999 5.56B +883M +18.87%
1998 4.68B +489M +11.68%
1997 4.19B −264M −5.93%
1996 4.45B −90.2M −1.99%
1995 4.54B +69.03M +1.54%
1994 4.47B −732M −14.07%
1993 5.21B −787M −13.13%
1992 5.99B +1.69B +39.16%
1991 4.31B
1989 4.12B +1.15B +38.95%
1988 2.97B −2.41B −44.79%
1987 5.37B −1.12B −17.29%
1986 6.49B +193M +3.06%
1985 6.3B +928M +17.27%
1984 5.37B −788M −12.79%
1983 6.16B −913M −12.9%
1982 7.07B +2B +39.33%
1981 5.08B −349M −6.42%
1980 5.43B +1.26B +30.1%
1979 4.17B +1.1B +35.78%
1978 3.07B −226M −6.86%
1977 3.3B +844M +34.4%
1976 2.45B +403M +19.63%
1975 2.05B +148M +7.78%
1974 1.9B +1.2B +171.71%
1973 700M +270M +62.89%
1972 430M +128M +42.42%
1971 302M +92.74M +44.35%
1970 209M +26.49M +14.51%
1969 183M −13.93M −7.09%
1968 197M +11.86M +6.42%
1967 185M +20.01M +12.15%
1966 165M +40.6M +32.72%
1965 124M +13.71M +12.43%
1964 110M +554,400 +0.5%
1963 110M +12.51M +12.86%
1962 97.3M +13.41M +15.99%
1961 83.89M +12.19M +17%
1960 71.7M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.