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 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.
  • Kuwait military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $7.17B, a 5.92% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $800.67B
United Kingdom $68.37B
France $56.65B
Germany $56.02B
Saudi Arabia $55.56B
Japan $54.12B
South Korea $50.23B
Italy $32.01B
Australia $31.75B
Canada $26.45B
Israel $24.34B
Spain $19.54B
Netherlands $13.75B
Poland $13.71B
Qatar $11.59B
Singapore $11.12B
Kuwait $9.02B
Norway $8.25B
Greece $8.08B
Sweden $7.89B
Belgium $6.31B
Chile $6.23B
Finland $5.90B
Oman $5.78B
Switzerland $5.74B
Denmark $5.39B
Portugal $4.91B
Czech Republic $3.94B
Austria $3.83B
New Zealand $3.39B
Hungary $2.78B
Argentina $2.59B
Slovak Republic $1.98B
Croatia $1.74B
Bahrain $1.38B
Ireland $1.27B
Uruguay $1.26B
Lithuania $1.24B
Latvia $0.83B
Estonia $0.76B
Slovenia $0.73B
Cyprus $0.52B
Luxembourg $0.46B
Brunei $0.45B
Trinidad and Tobago $0.21B
Malta $0.08B
Seychelles $0.02B
Iceland $0.00B
Panama $0.00B
Kuwait Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $9.02B 6.69%
2020 $6.94B 6.50%
2019 $7.37B 5.48%
2018 $7.17B 5.10%
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%