Total reserves minus gold in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total reserves minus gold was 40.65 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves minus gold in Kuwait stood at 40.65 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Kuwait peaked at 48.12 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.30 million current US$, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.86 million current US$ | 40.30 million current US$ | 97.11 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 billion current US$ | 117.07 million current US$ | 2.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 billion current US$ | 1.92 billion current US$ | 5.91 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 billion current US$ | 3.41 billion current US$ | 5.15 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.75 billion current US$ | 7.08 billion current US$ | 20.27 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.71 billion current US$ | 21.24 billion current US$ | 39.80 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.50 billion current US$ | 40.65 billion current US$ | 48.12 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.3065 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -3.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -11.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.15 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 33.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 12,148 current LCU (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,110 current US$ (2024)
- GNI 59.49 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in Kuwait?
- Total reserves minus gold in Kuwait was 40.65 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 48.12 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.30 million current US$ in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Kuwait ranks 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This series includes external assets (excluding 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 indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.