Kuwait Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024
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.
| 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% |
| 1976 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1975 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| 1969 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1968 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1967 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1966 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1965 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1964 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1963 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1962 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1961 | $0.00B | 0.00% |
| 1960 | $0.00B | 0.00% |