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Kuwait - Military Spending 2005

Name: Kuwait Military Spending 2005
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

4.34% −1.46% from 2004 Global rank: 142nd

Kuwait's military spending was 4.34% in 2005, decreased +1.46% from 5.80% in 2004. This was the 142nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾

Military Spending by Country - 2005
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.16%	-3.3%
2nd	Ghana	0.26%	-6.0%
3rd	Gambia, The	0.28%	43.8%
4th	Mexico	0.34%	-2.3%
5th	Guatemala	0.38%	-19.9%
6th	Lao PDR	0.39%	-9.5%
7th	Nigeria	0.40%	-19.1%
8th	Moldova	0.40%	10.9%
9th	Papua New Guinea	0.42%	7.1%
10th	Jamaica	0.53%	-1.5%
11th	Ireland	0.54%	-4.8%
12th	Luxembourg	0.58%	-3.5%
13th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.60%	7.3%
14th	Chad	0.61%	-17.8%
15th	Honduras	0.64%	-6.0%
16th	Cabo Verde	0.65%	2.9%
17th	Benin	0.68%	0.7%
18th	Liberia	0.69%	35.8%
19th	Nicaragua	0.70%	-4.2%
20th	Mozambique	0.70%	-28.2%
21st	Niger	0.72%	-34.5%
22nd	Paraguay	0.72%	-17.8%
23rd	Malawi	0.74%	65.4%
24th	Belize	0.75%	7.3%
25th	Indonesia	0.75%	-20.6%
26th	Dominican Republic	0.77%	11.5%
27th	Malta	0.82%	23.9%
28th	Tanzania	0.82%	-17.2%
29th	Switzerland	0.83%	-6.3%
30th	Argentina	0.85%	-4.1%
31st	Austria	0.86%	-4.6%
32nd	Sierra Leone	0.86%	-11.8%
33rd	El Salvador	0.90%	11.6%
34th	Japan	0.92%	-1.0%
35th	Bangladesh	0.97%	-2.6%
36th	Thailand	0.99%	-12.6%
37th	Cambodia	1.00%	-14.6%
38th	Mongolia	1.02%	-26.4%
39th	Kazakhstan	1.04%	4.9%
40th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.06%	-3.5%
41st	Madagascar	1.07%	-14.1%
42nd	Central African Republic	1.09%	-5.5%
43rd	Belgium	1.10%	-5.2%
44th	Canada	1.11%	0.3%
45th	Senegal	1.13%	6.9%
46th	New Zealand	1.14%	-3.1%
47th	Cameroon	1.14%	-18.4%
48th	Lithuania	1.16%	-2.3%
49th	Burkina Faso	1.20%	-0.4%
50th	Germany	1.23%	-1.4%
51st	South Africa	1.23%	-8.9%
52nd	Gabon	1.25%	-22.6%
53rd	Philippines	1.28%	-6.1%
54th	Denmark	1.31%	-7.9%
55th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.31%	-2.0%
56th	Fiji	1.32%	-16.4%
57th	Albania	1.35%	-2.3%
58th	Mali	1.38%	-2.7%
59th	Spain	1.39%	-3.0%
60th	Netherlands	1.39%	-2.1%
61st	Sweden	1.41%	-1.8%
62nd	Guyana	1.41%	-49.8%
63rd	Hungary	1.41%	-4.2%
64th	Slovenia	1.43%	-0.9%
65th	Estonia	1.45%	-14.1%
66th	Tunisia	1.45%	1.8%
67th	Zimbabwe	1.45%	-46.3%
68th	Togo	1.46%	3.7%
69th	Finland	1.46%	-0.2%
70th	Belarus	1.50%	10.3%
71st	Congo, Republic of	1.52%	-37.8%
72nd	European Union	1.52%	-2.3%
73rd	Brazil	1.52%	4.3%
74th	Libya	1.53%	-26.2%
75th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.54%	-18.3%
76th	Norway	1.58%	-14.5%
77th	Peru	1.58%	14.4%
78th	Portugal	1.59%	5.8%
79th	Italy	1.60%	-4.6%
80th	Seychelles	1.60%	-15.6%
81st	Myanmar	1.67%	-13.0%
82nd	Latvia	1.67%	0.8%
83rd	Uganda	1.68%	-4.6%
84th	Slovak Republic	1.69%	1.8%
85th	Nepal	1.69%	7.6%
86th	Kenya	1.69%	4.7%
87th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.72%	-9.5%
88th	Rwanda	1.74%	-11.7%
89th	Croatia	1.74%	0.2%
90th	Czechia	1.78%	4.6%
91st	Timor-Leste	1.78%	-
92nd	Viet Nam	1.78%	-11.6%
93rd	Australia	1.80%	-1.4%
94th	Zambia	1.85%	16.9%
95th	China	1.87%	-3.4%
96th	Guinea-Bissau	1.89%	20.3%
97th	Poland	1.92%	3.0%
98th	Afghanistan	1.99%	-18.1%
99th	Qatar	1.99%	-18.1%
100th	Uruguay	2.00%	-2.0%
101st	Romania	2.01%	0.0%
102nd	France	2.03%	-4.1%
103rd	North Macedonia	2.03%	-14.7%
104th	Eswatini	2.03%	28.7%
105th	Cyprus	2.04%	4.2%
106th	Lesotho	2.05%	-3.9%
107th	Malaysia	2.17%	-3.9%
108th	Serbia	2.22%	-19.3%
109th	Bulgaria	2.24%	-5.8%
110th	Iraq	2.24%	33.8%
111th	Korea	2.28%	5.3%
112th	Azerbaijan	2.30%	-12.6%
113th	Brunei Darussalam	2.35%	-7.2%
114th	Ecuador	2.37%	17.4%
115th	Türkiye	2.39%	-10.7%
116th	United Kingdom	2.42%	-3.0%
117th	Chile	2.53%	-6.5%
118th	Sri Lanka	2.64%	-11.9%
119th	Namibia	2.65%	4.7%
120th	Montenegro	2.69%	-
121st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.71%	-5.7%
122nd	Algeria	2.73%	-10.4%
123rd	Ukraine	2.79%	11.4%
124th	Botswana	2.86%	-18.5%
125th	Armenia	2.87%	4.7%
126th	Greece	2.90%	8.6%
127th	India	2.91%	2.9%
128th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.04%	7.1%
129th	Mauritania	3.05%	-20.5%
130th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.08%	8.0%
131st	Bahrain	3.21%	-20.5%
132nd	Morocco	3.26%	0.3%
133rd	Sudan	3.31%	-28.9%
134th	Russian Federation	3.33%	0.9%
135th	Georgia	3.34%	143.1%
136th	Colombia	3.37%	-2.6%
137th	United Arab Emirates	3.66%	-20.7%
138th	Angola	3.69%	6.4%
139th	Pakistan	3.90%	-1.5%
140th	United States	4.09%	1.8%
141st	Singapore	4.28%	-2.5%
142nd	Kuwait	4.34%	-25.2%
143rd	Burundi	4.44%	-9.5%
144th	Lebanon	4.48%	-0.7%
145th	Djibouti	4.51%	-19.6%
146th	Jordan	4.80%	-6.7%
147th	Yemen, Republic of	4.87%	-8.2%
148th	Syrian Arab Republic	5.03%	-9.3%
149th	Israel	6.05%	-1.4%
150th	Oman	7.71%	-1.9%
151st	Saudi Arabia	7.73%	-4.3%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's military spending in 2005?▾

Kuwait's military spending in 2005 was 4.34%. This ranked 142nd globally.

How did Kuwait's military spending change in 2005?▾

Kuwait's military spending decreased by 25.2% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2005?▾

Saudi Arabia had the highest military spending in 2005 at 7.73%.

What is the military spending of Kuwait in 2005?▾

The military spending of Kuwait in 2005 was 4.34%. This ranked 142nd globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Kuwait's military spending?▾

Kuwait's military spending went from 5.80% in 2004 to 4.34% in 2005, a 25.2% decrease.

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