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Kuwait - Military Spending 2002

Name: Kuwait Military Spending 2002
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

7.40% −0.30% from 2001 Global rank: 141st

Kuwait's military spending was 7.40% in 2002, decreased +0.30% from 7.70% in 2001. This was the 141st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2002▾

Military Spending by Country - 2002
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.20%	0.9%
2nd	Trinidad and Tobago	0.21%	36.9%
3rd	Gambia, The	0.24%	4.1%
4th	Ghana	0.26%	-1.6%
5th	Malawi	0.30%	-0.8%
6th	Papua New Guinea	0.37%	-32.1%
7th	Mexico	0.39%	-3.5%
8th	Moldova	0.42%	4.3%
9th	Uzbekistan	0.48%	-28.4%
10th	Lao PDR	0.58%	-18.6%
11th	Jamaica	0.59%	16.1%
12th	Luxembourg	0.59%	-13.1%
13th	Benin	0.62%	74.0%
14th	Ireland	0.63%	-9.8%
15th	Malta	0.64%	-4.3%
16th	Belize	0.65%	-1.1%
17th	Cabo Verde	0.67%	-11.7%
18th	Indonesia	0.70%	22.2%
19th	Guatemala	0.76%	-27.5%
20th	Honduras	0.81%	-1.6%
21st	Nicaragua	0.87%	26.6%
22nd	Austria	0.89%	-2.5%
23rd	Mozambique	0.90%	0.4%
24th	Japan	0.94%	0.9%
25th	Nigeria	0.95%	22.3%
26th	Switzerland	0.96%	-3.6%
27th	Niger	0.96%	-27.0%
28th	Paraguay	0.97%	-9.6%
29th	Kazakhstan	1.00%	-0.1%
30th	Georgia	1.00%	35.2%
31st	Bangladesh	1.05%	-18.6%
32nd	Tajikistan	1.05%	80.6%
33rd	Dominican Republic	1.06%	-12.7%
34th	Central African Republic	1.09%	-10.2%
35th	Argentina	1.09%	-7.8%
36th	Senegal	1.10%	-1.3%
37th	Canada	1.12%	-1.5%
38th	Chad	1.12%	12.6%
39th	El Salvador	1.13%	3.6%
40th	Finland	1.15%	0.9%
41st	Burkina Faso	1.18%	1.9%
42nd	Belgium	1.22%	-4.7%
43rd	Nepal	1.27%	31.8%
44th	Mali	1.27%	-2.0%
45th	Lithuania	1.27%	-6.6%
46th	Tanzania	1.30%	-10.3%
47th	Madagascar	1.31%	-8.5%
48th	Germany	1.31%	0.4%
49th	Albania	1.32%	0.8%
50th	Thailand	1.33%	-7.1%
51st	Cameroon	1.34%	3.7%
52nd	Sierra Leone	1.36%	-21.1%
53rd	Eswatini	1.39%	11.0%
54th	Belarus	1.40%	-2.6%
55th	New Zealand	1.40%	-6.7%
56th	Slovenia	1.41%	7.2%
57th	Netherlands	1.42%	-0.9%
58th	Cambodia	1.45%	-15.2%
59th	Spain	1.46%	-10.7%
60th	Portugal	1.46%	1.4%
61st	Philippines	1.47%	0.2%
62nd	Myanmar	1.48%	-23.9%
63rd	Tunisia	1.49%	-1.9%
64th	Denmark	1.51%	-1.6%
65th	South Africa	1.53%	3.1%
66th	Peru	1.54%	-12.0%
67th	Fiji	1.55%	-15.1%
68th	Guinea-Bissau	1.56%	-4.2%
69th	European Union	1.59%	-1.1%
70th	Latvia	1.59%	49.9%
71st	Hungary	1.60%	1.6%
72nd	Sweden	1.63%	-7.8%
73rd	Kenya	1.63%	8.5%
74th	Uganda	1.63%	-2.9%
75th	Estonia	1.66%	10.3%
76th	Seychelles	1.68%	-5.7%
77th	Italy	1.69%	1.6%
78th	Slovak Republic	1.78%	-3.6%
79th	Gabon	1.78%	-0.6%
80th	Mongolia	1.80%	0.8%
81st	Czechia	1.81%	4.2%
82nd	Ecuador	1.87%	12.4%
83rd	Australia	1.87%	0.3%
84th	Poland	1.89%	-0.1%
85th	Brazil	1.90%	-2.9%
86th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.99%	-14.2%
87th	France	2.06%	0.8%
88th	China	2.06%	3.8%
89th	Libya	2.07%	-14.3%
90th	Norway	2.08%	21.9%
91st	Congo, Republic of	2.12%	18.5%
92nd	Cyprus	2.13%	-32.4%
93rd	Korea	2.17%	-4.9%
94th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.17%	-10.1%
95th	Malaysia	2.22%	6.4%
96th	Azerbaijan	2.24%	-3.0%
97th	Romania	2.29%	-5.5%
98th	Guyana	2.29%	13.6%
99th	United Kingdom	2.49%	3.1%
100th	Lesotho	2.52%	-8.3%
101st	Uruguay	2.53%	1.1%
102nd	Chile	2.53%	-4.4%
103rd	Namibia	2.62%	-13.0%
104th	North Macedonia	2.65%	-56.6%
105th	Sudan	2.67%	8.2%
106th	Ukraine	2.68%	-3.4%
107th	Armenia	2.70%	-13.7%
108th	Croatia	2.71%	0.1%
109th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.73%	16.3%
110th	Mauritania	2.74%	-31.6%
111th	Bulgaria	2.78%	-2.9%
112th	India	2.83%	-3.3%
113th	Angola	2.87%	-36.6%
114th	Rwanda	3.05%	-10.2%
115th	Greece	3.17%	-5.7%
116th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.28%	9.8%
117th	Guinea	3.32%	7.2%
118th	Sri Lanka	3.34%	-22.0%
119th	Algeria	3.41%	-3.0%
120th	Colombia	3.42%	2.8%
121st	United States	3.45%	10.4%
122nd	Morocco	3.49%	-6.3%
123rd	Russian Federation	3.76%	5.9%
124th	Türkiye	3.77%	5.3%
125th	Serbia	3.78%	4.2%
126th	Brunei Darussalam	3.87%	-0.4%
127th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.90%	-
128th	Qatar	3.93%	-69.8%
129th	Pakistan	4.07%	5.0%
130th	Botswana	4.11%	7.3%
131st	Bahrain	4.61%	11.2%
132nd	Lebanon	4.75%	-12.7%
133rd	United Arab Emirates	4.88%	-13.1%
134th	Singapore	4.89%	2.0%
135th	Syrian Arab Republic	5.41%	-1.2%
136th	Burundi	5.44%	-10.4%
137th	Jordan	5.45%	-7.6%
138th	Zimbabwe	6.31%	147.3%
139th	Israel	6.37%	1.1%
140th	Yemen, Republic of	6.90%	25.8%
141st	Kuwait	7.40%	-3.9%
142nd	Oman	8.10%	-1.2%
143rd	Saudi Arabia	9.76%	-14.5%
144th	Eritrea	20.67%	-6.6%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's military spending in 2002?▾

Kuwait's military spending in 2002 was 7.40%. This ranked 141st globally.

How did Kuwait's military spending change in 2002?▾

Kuwait's military spending decreased by 3.9% in 2002 compared to 2001.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2002?▾

Eritrea had the highest military spending in 2002 at 20.67%.

What is the military spending of Kuwait in 2002?▾

The military spending of Kuwait in 2002 was 7.40%. This ranked 141st globally.

How does 2002 compare to 2001 for Kuwait's military spending?▾

Kuwait's military spending went from 7.70% in 2001 to 7.40% in 2002, a 3.9% decrease.

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