Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Military spending, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
3.76 % change on previous year
in 2023
Kuwait
3.53 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
110th
Kuwait rank
112th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.76 % change on previous year against 3.53 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 110th and Kuwait ranks 112th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 % change on previous year | 29.6 % change on previous year | 24.46 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 8.84 % change on previous year | 15.79 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -0.5734 % change on previous year | 0.8043 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 7.24 % change on previous year | 44.5 % change on previous year | 37.27 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8.35 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.01 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5851 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.9085 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 3.76 % change on previous year against 3.53 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.23 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th and Kuwait ranks 112th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.