Kuwait vs Philippines: Reserves and related items

Kuwait
-4.07 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Philippines
-5.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Kuwait rank
182nd
Philippines rank
185th

Reserves and related items over time

  • Kuwait
  • Philippines
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B197520002025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -4.07 billion BoP, current US$ against -5.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Philippines, a difference of 1.59 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 182nd and Philippines ranks 185th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 288.65 million BoP, current US$ 352.82 million BoP, current US$ 64.17 million BoP, current US$ Philippines
1980s 241.77 million BoP, current US$ -140.30 million BoP, current US$ 382.06 million BoP, current US$ Kuwait
1990s 180.69 million BoP, current US$ 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ Philippines
2000s 1.48 billion BoP, current US$ 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 391.07 million BoP, current US$ Philippines
2010s 2.17 billion BoP, current US$ 4.66 billion BoP, current US$ 2.49 billion BoP, current US$ Philippines
2020s 215.33 million BoP, current US$ 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ 1.24 billion BoP, current US$ Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves and related items, Kuwait or Philippines?
Kuwait, at -4.07 billion BoP, current US$ against -5.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves and related items between Kuwait and Philippines?
1.59 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Philippines?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Philippines rank globally for reserves and related items?
Kuwait ranks 182nd and Philippines ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,728 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. 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.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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.