Kuwait vs Nigeria: 11_SDR allocation
11_SDR allocation over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.35 billion against 4.21 billion in Kuwait, a difference of 1.14 billion.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.26 million | 218.94 million | 181.69 million | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 38.27 million | 224.89 million | 186.62 million | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.93 billion | 2.46 billion | 528.37 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.45 billion | 4.39 billion | 937.26 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 11_sdr allocation, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.35 billion against 4.21 billion in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 11_sdr allocation between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 1.14 billion, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for 11_sdr allocation?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF, published as 11_SDR allocation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
SDRs are international reserve assets created by the IMF and allocated to members to supplement existing official reserves. Holdings of SDRs by an IMF member are recorded as an asset, while the allocation of SDRs is recorded as the incurrence of a liability of the member receiving them. The membership of the SDR Department incurs the asset and liability position among themselves, not with the IMF. The holdings and allocations should be shown gross, rather than netted (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)).