Kuwait Military Spending/Defense Budget 1970-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Kuwait military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $8.24B, a 8.65% decline from 2021.
  • Kuwait military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $9.02B, a 30.01% increase from 2020.
  • Kuwait military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $6.94B, a 5.87% decline from 2019.
  • Kuwait military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $7.37B, a 2.91% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $876.94B
Saudi Arabia $75.01B
United Kingdom $68.46B
Germany $55.76B
France $53.64B
South Korea $46.37B
Japan $45.99B
Italy $33.49B
Australia $32.30B
Canada $26.90B
Israel $23.41B
Spain $20.31B
Poland $16.57B
Netherlands $15.61B
Qatar $15.41B
Singapore $11.69B
Norway $8.39B
Kuwait $8.24B
Greece $8.10B
Sweden $7.72B
Belgium $6.87B
Switzerland $6.15B
Oman $5.78B
Chile $5.57B
Denmark $5.47B
Finland $4.82B
Czech Republic $4.01B
Austria $3.63B
Portugal $3.50B
New Zealand $2.83B
Argentina $2.58B
Hungary $2.57B
Slovak Republic $1.99B
Lithuania $1.73B
Bahrain $1.38B
Uruguay $1.38B
Croatia $1.31B
Ireland $1.16B
Latvia $0.85B
Estonia $0.81B
Slovenia $0.74B
Luxembourg $0.56B
Cyprus $0.49B
Brunei $0.44B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.20B
Malta $0.09B
Seychelles $0.03B
Panama $0.00B
Iceland $0.00B
Kuwait Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $8.24B 4.53%
2021 $9.02B 6.59%
2020 $6.94B 6.57%
2019 $7.37B 5.42%
2018 $7.17B 5.19%
2017 $6.76B 5.61%
2016 $6.45B 5.89%
2015 $5.74B 5.01%
2014 $5.83B 3.59%
2013 $5.70B 3.27%
2012 $5.94B 3.41%
2011 $5.39B 3.50%
2010 $4.34B 3.76%
2009 $4.21B 3.97%
2008 $4.43B 3.01%
2007 $4.12B 3.59%
2006 $3.60B 3.54%
2005 $3.51B 4.34%
2004 $3.45B 5.80%
2003 $3.13B 6.54%
2002 $2.82B 7.40%
2001 $2.69B 7.70%
2000 $2.70B 7.15%
1999 $2.29B 7.59%
1998 $2.28B 8.80%
1997 $2.45B 8.09%
1996 $3.24B 10.29%
1995 $3.69B 13.58%
1994 $3.30B 13.26%
1993 $2.98B 12.44%
1992 $6.32B 31.79%
1991 $12.92B 117.35%
1990 $8.96B 48.52%
1989 $2.08B 8.54%
1988 $1.70B 8.24%
1987 $1.34B 5.98%
1986 $1.30B 7.24%
1985 $1.38B 6.43%
1984 $1.47B 6.75%
1983 $1.43B 6.83%
1982 $1.29B 5.95%
1981 $1.04B 4.13%
1980 $0.95B 3.31%
1979 $0.88B 3.55%
1978 $0.74B 4.76%
1977 $0.75B 5.29%
1974 $0.43B 3.28%
1973 $0.14B 2.52%
1972 $0.09B 2.04%
1971 $0.07B 1.89%
1970 $0.07B 2.39%