Military spending, per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
12th
of 170 countries
All-time high
2.36 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
All-time low
0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 2.36 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 12th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0755 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0798 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0974 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1112 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2232 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2565 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2861 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2634 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2245 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2455 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1315 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1659 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2028 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1895 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 0.107 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1407 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1593 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1572 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1568 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1762 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1328 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1447 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.11 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +715.7% |
| 1991 | 2.36 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.0% |
| 1992 | 1.27 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2601 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2371 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1816 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1698 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1896 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1633 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1371 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1574 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1121 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0932 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0628 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0531 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0487 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0535 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0355 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0333 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0548 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0598 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0658 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0839 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0674 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0189 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +715.7% | 0.1358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1552 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0755 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2861 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1972 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2634 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1434 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.107 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1762 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1633 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.36 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1574 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0494 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0658 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0515 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0839 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 9 Algeria 0.0654 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Israel 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Qatar 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Russia 0.0588 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.052 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Jordan 0.051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 12th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.