Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Kuwait

Arms imports in Kuwait in 2024 — 503,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 18 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,043.2%.

2024 503,000,000 M TIV +1.21% vs 2023
World rank 18of 111
Period maximum 2,245,000,000 M TIV2022
Period minimum 2,000,000 M TIV2004

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Kuwait, 1960–202401,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44,000,000 M TIV1963: 48,000,000 M TIV1965: 25,000,000 M TIV1968: 106,000,000 M TIV1970: 54,000,000 M TIV1972: 30,000,000 M TIV1975: 77,000,000 M TIV1977: 485,000,000 M TIV1979: 223,000,000 M TIV1981: 13,000,000 M TIV1983: 287,000,000 M TIV1985: 619,000,000 M TIV1987: 50,000,000 M TIV1989: 134,000,000 M TIV1991: 515,000,000 M TIV1993: 694,000,000 M TIV1995: 637,000,000 M TIV1997: 482,000,000 M TIV1999: 198,000,000 M TIV2001: 67,000,000 M TIV2003: 42,000,000 M TIV2005: 12,000,000 M TIV2007: 288,000,000 M TIV2009: 8,000,000 M TIV2011: 116,000,000 M TIV2013: 73,000,000 M TIV2015: 317,000,000 M TIV2017: 114,000,000 M TIV2019: 55,000,000 M TIV2021: 889,000,000 M TIV2023: 497,000,000 M TIV2024: 503,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +459,000,000 (+1,043.18%) Average annual rate: 3.88 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 503,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Middle East & North Africa 6,143,000,000 M TIV
Western Asia computed 5,375,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 503,000,000 +6,000,000 +1.21%
2023 497,000,000 −1,748,000,000 −77.86%
2022 2,245,000,000 +1,356,000,000 +152.53%
2021 889,000,000 +822,000,000 +1,226.87%
2020 67,000,000 +12,000,000 +21.82%
2019 55,000,000 −41,000,000 −42.71%
2018 96,000,000 −18,000,000 −15.79%
2017 114,000,000 −45,000,000 −28.3%
2016 159,000,000 −158,000,000 −49.84%
2015 317,000,000 −384,000,000 −54.78%
2014 701,000,000 +628,000,000 +860.27%
2013 73,000,000 +42,000,000 +135.48%
2012 31,000,000 −85,000,000 −73.28%
2011 116,000,000 +29,000,000 +33.33%
2010 87,000,000 +79,000,000 +987.5%
2009 8,000,000 +3,000,000 +60%
2008 5,000,000 −283,000,000 −98.26%
2007 288,000,000 +283,000,000 +5,660%
2006 5,000,000 −7,000,000 −58.33%
2005 12,000,000 +10,000,000 +500%
2004 2,000,000 −40,000,000 −95.24%
2003 42,000,000 +20,000,000 +90.91%
2002 22,000,000 −45,000,000 −67.16%
2001 67,000,000 −159,000,000 −70.35%
2000 226,000,000 +28,000,000 +14.14%
1999 198,000,000 +152,000,000 +330.43%
1998 46,000,000 −436,000,000 −90.46%
1997 482,000,000 −709,000,000 −59.53%
1996 1,191,000,000 +554,000,000 +86.97%
1995 637,000,000 +601,000,000 +1,669.44%
1994 36,000,000 −658,000,000 −94.81%
1993 694,000,000 −202,000,000 −22.54%
1992 896,000,000 +381,000,000 +73.98%
1991 515,000,000 +189,000,000 +57.98%
1990 326,000,000 +192,000,000 +143.28%
1989 134,000,000 +127,000,000 +1,814.29%
1988 7,000,000 −43,000,000 −86%
1987 50,000,000 −117,000,000 −70.06%
1986 167,000,000 −452,000,000 −73.02%
1985 619,000,000 +129,000,000 +26.33%
1984 490,000,000 +203,000,000 +70.73%
1983 287,000,000 +114,000,000 +65.9%
1982 173,000,000 +160,000,000 +1,230.77%
1981 13,000,000 −22,000,000 −62.86%
1980 35,000,000 −188,000,000 −84.3%
1979 223,000,000 −281,000,000 −55.75%
1978 504,000,000 +19,000,000 +3.92%
1977 485,000,000 +255,000,000 +110.87%
1976 230,000,000 +153,000,000 +198.7%
1975 77,000,000 +72,000,000 +1,440%
1974 5,000,000
1972 30,000,000 −79,000,000 −72.48%
1971 109,000,000 +55,000,000 +101.85%
1970 54,000,000 −43,000,000 −44.33%
1969 97,000,000 −9,000,000 −8.49%
1968 106,000,000
1966 8,000,000 −17,000,000 −68%
1965 25,000,000 −40,000,000 −61.54%
1964 65,000,000 +17,000,000 +35.42%
1963 48,000,000 +38,000,000 +380%
1962 10,000,000
1960 44,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.