Kuwait vs Mauritania: Military spending as a share of government spending
Kuwait
10.1%
in 2025
Mauritania
10.8%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
36th
Mauritania rank
33rd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Kuwait
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10.8% against 10.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Kuwait or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 10.8% against 10.1% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.