What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?

575 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?

50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending, per capita

Kuwait

1,628 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Kuwait rank

10th

Saudi Arabia rank

8th

Military spending, per capita over time

Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,628 constant 2024 US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 575 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 161 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,776 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,517 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,740 constant 2024 US$ per person	Saudi Arabia
1980s	2,281 constant 2024 US$ per person	4,636 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,355 constant 2024 US$ per person	Saudi Arabia
1990s	7,022 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,272 constant 2024 US$ per person	4,751 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kuwait
2000s	2,754 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,194 constant 2024 US$ per person	559.91 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kuwait
2010s	1,992 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,762 constant 2024 US$ per person	770.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1,807 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,259 constant 2024 US$ per person	452.03 constant 2024 US$ per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,628 constant 2024 US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?: 575 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Kuwait ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.