Military expenditure in dollars — all countries

Military expenditure in dollars — Kuwait

Military expenditure in dollars in Kuwait in 2024 — 7,792,925,566 US$. Ranked 34 in the world out of 151. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 11,236.8%.

2024 7.79B US$ +0.49% vs 2023
World rank 34of 151
Period maximum 12.92B US$1991
Period minimum 68.74M US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Kuwait, 1970–202405B10B15B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 68,739,973 US$1971: 73,434,841 US$1972: 90,743,550 US$1973: 136,560,431 US$1974: 426,401,411 US$1977: 748,518,666 US$1978: 738,039,578 US$1979: 881,077,991 US$1980: 950,805,965 US$1981: 1,042,021,630 US$1982: 1,285,119,360 US$1983: 1,425,498,410 US$1984: 1,465,909,168 US$1985: 1,379,869,860 US$1986: 1,295,617,612 US$1987: 1,336,740,077 US$1988: 1,704,123,944 US$1989: 2,076,390,756 US$1990: 8,961,536,461 US$1991: 12,924,377,966 US$1992: 6,316,012,045 US$1993: 2,980,065,532 US$1994: 3,296,055,513 US$1995: 3,692,435,533 US$1996: 3,241,385,529 US$1997: 2,454,268,845 US$1998: 2,282,153,592 US$1999: 2,286,352,512 US$2000: 2,697,075,596 US$2001: 2,685,735,278 US$2002: 2,821,521,878 US$2003: 3,130,746,413 US$2004: 3,450,118,765 US$2005: 3,509,417,808 US$2006: 3,597,816,498 US$2007: 4,115,736,734 US$2008: 4,430,342,077 US$2009: 4,208,871,206 US$2010: 4,335,204,653 US$2011: 5,393,526,319 US$2012: 5,941,536,637 US$2013: 5,697,937,802 US$2014: 5,832,103,420 US$2015: 5,735,132,890 US$2016: 6,446,742,131 US$2017: 6,764,636,914 US$2018: 7,165,279,060 US$2019: 7,373,519,737 US$2020: 6,941,042,345 US$2021: 9,024,335,548 US$2022: 8,244,121,401 US$2023: 7,755,031,936 US$2024: 7,792,925,566 US$
Change over the period: +7.72B (+11,236.82%) Average annual rate: 9.16 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Kuwait 7.79B US$
World 2.65T US$
Western Asia computed 183B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 7.79B +37.89M +0.49%
2023 7.76B −489M −5.93%
2022 8.24B −780M −8.65%
2021 9.02B +2.08B +30.01%
2020 6.94B −432M −5.87%
2019 7.37B +208M +2.91%
2018 7.17B +401M +5.92%
2017 6.76B +318M +4.93%
2016 6.45B +712M +12.41%
2015 5.74B −96.97M −1.66%
2014 5.83B +134M +2.35%
2013 5.7B −244M −4.1%
2012 5.94B +548M +10.16%
2011 5.39B +1.06B +24.41%
2010 4.34B +126M +3%
2009 4.21B −221M −5%
2008 4.43B +315M +7.64%
2007 4.12B +518M +14.4%
2006 3.6B +88.4M +2.52%
2005 3.51B +59.3M +1.72%
2004 3.45B +319M +10.2%
2003 3.13B +309M +10.96%
2002 2.82B +136M +5.06%
2001 2.69B −11.34M −0.42%
2000 2.7B +411M +17.96%
1999 2.29B +4.2M +0.18%
1998 2.28B −172M −7.01%
1997 2.45B −787M −24.28%
1996 3.24B −451M −12.22%
1995 3.69B +396M +12.03%
1994 3.3B +316M +10.6%
1993 2.98B −3.34B −52.82%
1992 6.32B −6.61B −51.13%
1991 12.92B +3.96B +44.22%
1990 8.96B +6.89B +331.59%
1989 2.08B +372M +21.85%
1988 1.7B +367M +27.48%
1987 1.34B +41.12M +3.17%
1986 1.3B −84.25M −6.11%
1985 1.38B −86.04M −5.87%
1984 1.47B +40.41M +2.83%
1983 1.43B +140M +10.92%
1982 1.29B +243M +23.33%
1981 1.04B +91.22M +9.59%
1980 951M +69.73M +7.91%
1979 881M +143M +19.38%
1978 738M −10.48M −1.4%
1977 749M
1974 426M +290M +212.24%
1973 137M +45.82M +50.49%
1972 90.74M +17.31M +23.57%
1971 73.43M +4.69M +6.83%
1970 68.74M

About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

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