Kuwait vs Libya: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Kuwait
318,743 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Libya
336,927 constant 2024 US$
in 2013
Kuwait rank
14th
Libya rank
11th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 336,927 constant 2024 US$ against 318,743 constant 2024 US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 18,184 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Libya ranks 11th of 160 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251,882 constant 2024 US$ | 5,400 constant 2024 US$ | 246,482 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 283,866 constant 2024 US$ | 7,129 constant 2024 US$ | 276,738 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 319,776 constant 2024 US$ | 297,691 constant 2024 US$ | 22,085 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 336,927 constant 2024 US$ against 318,743 constant 2024 US$ in Kuwait as of 2013.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Kuwait and Libya?
- 18,184 constant 2024 US$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2013.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Libya ranks 11th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. 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 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.