Kuwait - Foreign Reserves 2020
$52.9B
+$9.3B from 2019
Kuwait's foreign reserves was $52.9B in 2020, increased +$9.3B from $43.7B in 2019. This was the 39th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.36T | 4.2% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.39T | 5.2% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $1.08T | 26.7% |
| 4th | United States | $628.4B | 21.6% |
| 5th | Russian Federation | $596.8B | 7.5% |
| 6th | India | $590.2B | 27.3% |
| 7th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $491.8B | 11.4% |
| 8th | Saudi Arabia | $472.9B | -8.2% |
| 9th | Korea | $443.5B | 8.5% |
| 10th | Singapore | $369.8B | 29.5% |
| 11th | Brazil | $355.6B | -0.4% |
| 12th | Germany | $268.4B | 19.8% |
| 13th | Thailand | $258.1B | 15.0% |
| 14th | France | $224.2B | 18.6% |
| 15th | Italy | $210.7B | 20.1% |
| 16th | Mexico | $199.1B | 8.7% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | $180.1B | 3.7% |
| 18th | Israel | $173.3B | 37.5% |
| 19th | Czechia | $166.1B | 10.9% |
| 20th | Poland | $154.2B | 20.1% |
| 21st | Indonesia | $135.9B | 5.2% |
| 22nd | Philippines | $110.0B | 22.9% |
| 23rd | Malaysia | $107.6B | 3.9% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | $106.7B | -1.5% |
| 25th | Viet Nam | $94.8B | 21.1% |
| 26th | Türkiye | $93.6B | -11.4% |
| 27th | Canada | $90.4B | 6.0% |
| 28th | Spain | $81.3B | 8.8% |
| 29th | Libya | $79.7B | -5.9% |
| 30th | Norway | $75.3B | 12.4% |
| 31st | Peru | $75.0B | 9.5% |
| 32nd | Denmark | $72.8B | 9.0% |
| 33rd | Algeria | $59.4B | -17.2% |
| 34th | Colombia | $58.5B | 11.1% |
| 35th | Sweden | $58.3B | 5.0% |
| 36th | South Africa | $55.0B | -0.1% |
| 37th | Iraq | $54.4B | -20.0% |
| 38th | Netherlands | $54.0B | 24.6% |
| 39th | Kuwait | $52.9B | 21.2% |
| 40th | Romania | $52.2B | 24.2% |
| 41st | Bangladesh | $43.2B | 32.0% |
| 42nd | Australia | $42.5B | -26.6% |
| 43rd | Lebanon | $42.4B | -18.7% |
| 44th | Hungary | $41.3B | 29.9% |
| 45th | Qatar | $41.0B | 3.2% |
| 46th | Argentina | $39.4B | -12.2% |
| 47th | Chile | $39.2B | -3.7% |
| 48th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $39.0B | -12.6% |
| 49th | Bulgaria | $37.9B | 35.7% |
| 50th | Nigeria | $36.7B | -4.2% |
| 51st | Morocco | $36.0B | 36.3% |
| 52nd | Kazakhstan | $35.6B | 23.1% |
| 53rd | Uzbekistan | $34.9B | 19.2% |
| 54th | Belgium | $33.3B | 14.9% |
| 55th | Austria | $30.4B | 28.9% |
| 56th | Portugal | $29.5B | 17.8% |
| 57th | Ukraine | $29.1B | 15.1% |
| 58th | Macao SAR, China | $25.1B | 13.2% |
| 59th | Croatia | $23.3B | 12.0% |
| 60th | Cambodia | $21.3B | 13.6% |
| 61st | Pakistan | $18.5B | 11.7% |
| 62nd | Guatemala | $18.5B | 24.9% |
| 63rd | Jordan | $17.0B | 10.1% |
| 64th | Serbia | $16.6B | 10.6% |
| 65th | Uruguay | $16.3B | 12.0% |
| 66th | Oman | $15.0B | -9.9% |
| 67th | Angola | $13.8B | -15.6% |
| 68th | New Zealand | $13.7B | -22.9% |
| 69th | Finland | $13.5B | 18.0% |
| 70th | Greece | $11.9B | 40.2% |
| 71st | Nepal | $11.5B | 31.6% |
| 72nd | Dominican Republic | $10.8B | 22.3% |
| 73rd | Tunisia | $9.8B | 23.9% |
| 74th | Afghanistan | $9.7B | 14.7% |
| 75th | Panama | $9.6B | 180.8% |
| 76th | Slovak Republic | $9.3B | 30.3% |
| 77th | Paraguay | $9.2B | 19.2% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $8.7B | 20.8% |
| 79th | Kenya | $8.3B | -9.0% |
| 80th | Honduras | $8.1B | 41.7% |
| 81st | Ghana | $7.9B | 4.2% |
| 82nd | Azerbaijan | $7.8B | 10.0% |
| 83rd | Myanmar | $7.7B | 31.7% |
| 84th | Belarus | $7.5B | -20.5% |
| 85th | Ireland | $7.5B | 30.2% |
| 86th | Mauritius | $7.3B | -1.0% |
| 87th | Costa Rica | $7.2B | -19.1% |
| 88th | Ecuador | $7.1B | 142.8% |
| 89th | Trinidad and Tobago | $7.0B | 0.4% |
| 90th | Iceland | $6.4B | -5.4% |
| 91st | Sri Lanka | $5.7B | -25.9% |
| 92nd | Latvia | $5.3B | 18.1% |
| 93rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $5.2B | -18.7% |
| 94th | Botswana | $4.9B | -19.9% |
| 95th | Lithuania | $4.8B | -4.7% |
| 96th | Albania | $4.8B | 28.0% |
| 97th | Mongolia | $4.5B | 4.2% |
| 98th | North Macedonia | $4.1B | 13.0% |
| 99th | Mozambique | $4.1B | 4.8% |
| 100th | Brunei Darussalam | $4.0B | -6.4% |
| 101st | Cameroon | $4.0B | 6.5% |
| 102nd | Jamaica | $3.9B | 8.5% |
| 103rd | Georgia | $3.9B | 11.6% |
| 104th | Moldova | $3.8B | 23.7% |
| 105th | Nicaragua | $3.2B | 34.0% |
| 106th | El Salvador | $3.1B | -30.7% |
| 107th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.8B | 15.8% |
| 108th | Papua New Guinea | $2.7B | 16.4% |
| 109th | Armenia | $2.6B | -8.2% |
| 110th | Haiti | $2.6B | 10.0% |
| 111th | Bahrain | $2.5B | -35.3% |
| 112th | Bahamas, The | $2.4B | 35.5% |
| 113th | Tajikistan | $2.2B | 52.6% |
| 114th | Namibia | $2.2B | 5.9% |
| 115th | Montenegro | $2.1B | 39.6% |
| 116th | Estonia | $2.0B | 40.0% |
| 117th | Madagascar | $2.0B | 17.0% |
| 118th | Lao PDR | $1.9B | 70.5% |
| 119th | Rwanda | $1.7B | 17.4% |
| 120th | Guinea | $1.5B | 8.7% |
| 121st | Mauritania | $1.5B | 45.2% |
| 122nd | Bhutan | $1.4B | 15.2% |
| 123rd | Gabon | $1.4B | 1.1% |
| 124th | Barbados | $1.4B | 75.9% |
| 125th | Slovenia | $1.3B | 29.1% |
| 126th | Cyprus | $1.2B | 19.7% |
| 127th | Aruba | $1.2B | 23.4% |
| 128th | Zambia | $1.2B | -16.9% |
| 129th | Congo, Republic of | $1.1B | 15.4% |
| 130th | Luxembourg | $1.1B | 6.1% |
| 131st | Kosovo | $1.1B | 13.4% |
| 132nd | Fiji | $1.1B | 3.7% |
| 133rd | Maldives | $984.9M | 30.7% |
| 134th | Yemen, Republic of | $969.6M | -41.4% |
| 135th | Malta | $930.5M | -0.8% |
| 136th | San Marino | $781.7M | 65.2% |
| 137th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $747.7M | -37.4% |
| 138th | Cabo Verde | $735.1M | -0.4% |
| 139th | Lesotho | $730.3M | -5.7% |
| 140th | Sierra Leone | $707.7M | 33.5% |
| 141st | West Bank and Gaza | $697.1M | 5.9% |
| 142nd | Djibouti | $686.3M | 36.8% |
| 143rd | Guyana | $680.6M | 18.7% |
| 144th | Solomon Islands | $661.0M | 15.6% |
| 145th | Timor-Leste | $656.5M | 0.0% |
| 146th | Vanuatu | $613.6M | 20.0% |
| 147th | Malawi | $594.5M | -29.8% |
| 148th | Suriname | $584.9M | -9.7% |
| 149th | Seychelles | $559.7M | -3.6% |
| 150th | Eswatini | $545.6M | 23.9% |
| 151st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $451.9M | 13.8% |
| 152nd | Central African Republic | $432.5M | 23.5% |
| 153rd | Chad | $390.7M | 26.0% |
| 154th | Gambia, The | $387.0M | 50.6% |
| 155th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $373.5M | 3.0% |
| 156th | Belize | $348.1M | 25.4% |
| 157th | Liberia | $341.0M | 14.8% |
| 158th | Tonga | $298.9M | 36.9% |
| 159th | Comoros | $294.3M | 45.7% |
| 160th | Grenada | $293.3M | 24.1% |
| 161st | Samoa | $277.1M | 56.3% |
| 162nd | St. Lucia | $231.4M | -11.3% |
| 163rd | Antigua and Barbuda | $221.8M | -20.5% |
| 164th | Cayman Islands | $216.8M | 18.1% |
| 165th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $205.2M | 6.1% |
| 166th | South Sudan | $183.6M | -51.5% |
| 167th | Dominica | $165.8M | 6.9% |
| 168th | Burundi | $90.3M | -18.9% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | $75.3M | 59.7% |
| 170th | Equatorial Guinea | $60.8M | 49.0% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | $33.4M | -77.9% |
FAQ
What was Kuwait's foreign reserves in 2020?▾
Kuwait's foreign reserves in 2020 was $52.9B. This ranked 39th globally.
How did Kuwait's foreign reserves change in 2020?▾
Kuwait's foreign reserves increased by 21.2% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2020?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2020 at $3.36T.
What is the foreign reserves of Kuwait in 2020?▾
The foreign reserves of Kuwait in 2020 was $52.9B. This ranked 39th globally.
What was Kuwait's foreign reserves in billion in 2020?▾
Kuwait's foreign reserves in 2020 was approximately 52.92 billion ($52.9B).
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Kuwait's foreign reserves?▾
Kuwait's foreign reserves went from $43.7B in 2019 to $52.9B in 2020, a 21.2% increase.
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