Kuwait vs Libya: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita
Kuwait
8,355 current US$ per person
in 2025
Libya
11,271 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
18th
Libya rank
15th
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 11,271 current US$ per person against 8,355 current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 2,916 current US$ per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.56 current US$ per person | 138.31 current US$ per person | 4.75 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 1,122 current US$ per person | 1,243 current US$ per person | 121.09 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 2,423 current US$ per person | 1,700 current US$ per person | 723.08 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2,339 current US$ per person | 1,277 current US$ per person | 1,062 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5,006 current US$ per person | 7,562 current US$ per person | 2,557 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 8,196 current US$ per person | 13,855 current US$ per person | 5,658 current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 9,797 current US$ per person | 10,907 current US$ per person | 1,110 current US$ per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 11,271 current US$ per person against 8,355 current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Libya?
- 2,916 current US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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 minus 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.