Japan vs Kuwait: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita
Japan
11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
10,634 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Kuwait rank
18th
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person against 10,634 includes gold, current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 482 includes gold, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 includes gold, current US$ per person | 256.49 includes gold, current US$ per person | 233.36 includes gold, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 177.73 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,540 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,363 includes gold, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 461.44 includes gold, current US$ per person | 3,003 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,542 includes gold, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1,383 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,859 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,477 includes gold, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5,908 includes gold, current US$ per person | 5,613 includes gold, current US$ per person | 294.7 includes gold, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 9,823 includes gold, current US$ per person | 9,123 includes gold, current US$ per person | 699.97 includes gold, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,575 includes gold, current US$ per person | 11,108 includes gold, current US$ per person | 532.67 includes gold, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person against 10,634 includes gold, current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?
- 482 includes gold, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.