Germany vs Kuwait: Military spending per armed forces personnel

Germany

330,155 constant 2024 US$

in 2020

Kuwait

318,743 constant 2024 US$

in 2020

Germany rank

12th

Kuwait rank

14th

Military spending per armed forces personnel over time

Germany
Kuwait

How they compare

Germany currently reports 330,155 constant 2024 US$ against 318,743 constant 2024 US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 11,412 constant 2024 US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kuwait ahead.

Germany ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 160 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 160 places, 4,610 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.