Kuwait vs Qatar: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 55.85 billion includes gold, current US$ against 51.74 billion includes gold, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 4.11 billion includes gold, current US$.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 49th and Qatar ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182.13 million includes gold, current US$ | 12.29 million includes gold, current US$ | 169.84 million includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.86 billion includes gold, current US$ | 139.12 million includes gold, current US$ | 1.72 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 5.44 billion includes gold, current US$ | 811.01 million includes gold, current US$ | 4.62 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.82 billion includes gold, current US$ | 974.65 million includes gold, current US$ | 3.85 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 13.19 billion includes gold, current US$ | 5.89 billion includes gold, current US$ | 7.30 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 34.09 billion includes gold, current US$ | 32.07 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.02 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 51.67 billion includes gold, current US$ | 48.66 billion includes gold, current US$ | 3.01 billion includes gold, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 55.85 billion includes gold, current US$ against 51.74 billion includes gold, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 4.11 billion includes gold, current US$, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for total reserves?
- Kuwait ranks 49th and Qatar ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 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.