Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's military expenditure stands at 4.69% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.44% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (54 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's military expenditure was 4.69%, up from 4.44% in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's military expenditure was 4.44%, up from 4.28% in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's military expenditure was 4.28%, down from 4.48% in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's military expenditure was 4.48%, down from 6.07% in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's military expenditure was 6.07%, down from 6.27% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.69% | +0.2477% |
| 2024 | 4.44% | +0.1604% |
| 2023 | 4.28% | -0.2032% |
| 2022 | 4.48% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 6.07% | -0.2006% |
| 2020 | 6.27% | +1.02% |
| 2019 | 5.24% | +0.0506% |
| 2018 | 5.19% | -0.4166% |
| 2017 | 5.61% | -0.2861% |
| 2016 | 5.89% | +0.8861% |
| 2015 | 5.01% | +1.42% |
| 2014 | 3.59% | +0.3141% |
| 2013 | 3.27% | -0.1422% |
| 2012 | 3.41% | -0.0877% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -0.2548% |
| 2010 | 3.76% | -0.2157% |
| 2009 | 3.97% | +0.9657% |
| 2008 | 3.01% | -0.5843% |
| 2007 | 3.59% | +0.0477% |
| 2006 | 3.54% | -0.8004% |
| 2005 | 4.34% | -1.46% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -0.7395% |
| 2003 | 6.54% | -0.8553% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -0.3014% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.5505% |
| 2000 | 7.15% | -0.4401% |
| 1999 | 7.59% | -1.21% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +0.7101% |
| 1997 | 8.09% | -2.21% |
| 1996 | 10.29% | -3.29% |
| 1995 | 13.58% | +0.3223% |
| 1994 | 13.26% | +0.819% |
| 1993 | 12.44% | -19.35% |
| 1992 | 31.79% | -85.56% |
| 1991 | 117.35% | +68.83% |
| 1990 | 48.52% | +39.98% |
| 1989 | 8.54% | +0.3032% |
| 1988 | 8.24% | +2.26% |
| 1987 | 5.98% | -1.26% |
| 1986 | 7.24% | +0.8021% |
| 1985 | 6.43% | -0.3208% |
| 1984 | 6.75% | -0.0756% |
| 1983 | 6.83% | +0.8762% |
| 1982 | 5.95% | +1.83% |
| 1981 | 4.13% | +0.813% |
| 1980 | 3.31% | -0.2345% |
| 1979 | 3.55% | -1.21% |
| 1978 | 4.76% | -0.5329% |
| 1977 | 5.29% | +2.34% |
| 1974 | 2.96% | +0.4328% |
| 1973 | 2.52% | +0.486% |
| 1972 | 2.04% | +0.1467% |
| 1971 | 1.89% | -0.5006% |
| 1970 | 2.39% | — |
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Kuwait's military expenditure is 4.69% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.44% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 117.35% (1991); the lowest is 1.89% (1971), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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