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Kuwait - Military Spending 2013

Name: Kuwait Military Spending 2013
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

3.27% −0.14% from 2012 Global rank: 131st

Kuwait's military spending was 3.27% in 2013, decreased +0.14% from 3.41% in 2012. This was the 131st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013▾

Military Spending by Country - 2013
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Haiti	0.03%	-63.0%
2nd	Mauritius	0.19%	32.2%
3rd	Lao PDR	0.19%	-4.8%
4th	Moldova	0.28%	2.6%
5th	Luxembourg	0.36%	-0.1%
6th	Ghana	0.40%	-32.5%
7th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.44%	-71.0%
8th	Nigeria	0.47%	-6.9%
9th	Sierra Leone	0.47%	-9.3%
10th	Guatemala	0.47%	-1.0%
11th	Cabo Verde	0.48%	-4.4%
12th	Mexico	0.49%	7.1%
13th	Ireland	0.49%	-3.5%
14th	Papua New Guinea	0.49%	-4.8%
15th	Liberia	0.50%	-12.5%
16th	Malta	0.50%	-4.1%
17th	Madagascar	0.58%	-2.4%
18th	Dominican Republic	0.61%	-6.3%
19th	Nicaragua	0.68%	1.9%
20th	Benin	0.69%	-2.1%
21st	Switzerland	0.71%	6.5%
22nd	Kosovo	0.72%	2.5%
23rd	Gambia, The	0.75%	-4.8%
24th	Austria	0.76%	-3.4%
25th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.76%	19.0%
26th	Lithuania	0.77%	-0.3%
27th	Malawi	0.81%	48.9%
28th	Mongolia	0.82%	-11.0%
29th	Argentina	0.84%	6.7%
30th	Guyana	0.84%	2.2%
31st	Belize	0.87%	9.8%
32nd	Jamaica	0.90%	-3.3%
33rd	Mozambique	0.92%	10.1%
34th	Indonesia	0.92%	29.1%
35th	Uganda	0.94%	-20.3%
36th	Japan	0.94%	-1.7%
37th	Hungary	0.94%	-8.3%
38th	Paraguay	0.96%	0.0%
39th	Tanzania	0.97%	6.4%
40th	Latvia	0.97%	3.2%
41st	Slovak Republic	0.98%	-9.3%
42nd	Côte d'Ivoire	1.00%	-9.6%
43rd	Canada	1.00%	-10.4%
44th	Belgium	1.00%	-3.1%
45th	Czechia	1.01%	-4.4%
46th	South Africa	1.03%	-0.6%
47th	Seychelles	1.04%	10.7%
48th	New Zealand	1.04%	-6.5%
49th	Niger	1.05%	-35.6%
50th	Rwanda	1.05%	1.2%
51st	Slovenia	1.06%	-10.0%
52nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	1.07%	-3.0%
53rd	Afghanistan	1.08%	-8.4%
54th	Kazakhstan	1.08%	3.0%
55th	El Salvador	1.08%	3.0%
56th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.09%	-5.1%
57th	Bangladesh	1.11%	-5.7%
58th	Sweden	1.12%	-1.6%
59th	Netherlands	1.16%	-5.6%
60th	Mali	1.16%	-2.9%
61st	Germany	1.16%	-4.5%
62nd	Cameroon	1.17%	-0.9%
63rd	North Macedonia	1.17%	-4.6%
64th	Philippines	1.19%	7.5%
65th	Denmark	1.22%	-9.6%
66th	Cambodia	1.23%	0.8%
67th	Burkina Faso	1.24%	5.1%
68th	Senegal	1.25%	12.4%
69th	Spain	1.27%	-10.6%
70th	Belarus	1.27%	3.4%
71st	Romania	1.29%	10.1%
72nd	Brazil	1.33%	-3.6%
73rd	Nepal	1.34%	7.8%
74th	Thailand	1.35%	-3.2%
75th	European Union	1.35%	-3.5%
76th	Zambia	1.36%	0.1%
77th	Honduras	1.38%	21.9%
78th	Fiji	1.39%	-7.0%
79th	Italy	1.39%	-2.0%
80th	Kenya	1.40%	-6.3%
81st	Norway	1.41%	0.9%
82nd	Albania	1.41%	-5.3%
83rd	Portugal	1.44%	2.5%
84th	Montenegro	1.45%	-12.3%
85th	Bulgaria	1.45%	9.3%
86th	Malaysia	1.50%	6.1%
87th	Finland	1.54%	0.6%
88th	Tunisia	1.56%	8.3%
89th	Gabon	1.60%	-1.0%
90th	Cyprus	1.61%	-2.9%
91st	Croatia	1.61%	-2.9%
92nd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.61%	-2.3%
93rd	Australia	1.64%	-1.9%
94th	Peru	1.64%	10.8%
95th	Togo	1.68%	3.2%
96th	Uruguay	1.69%	5.0%
97th	China	1.71%	0.8%
98th	Viet Nam	1.74%	1.5%
99th	Poland	1.79%	-0.8%
100th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	1.84%	-0.2%
101st	France	1.85%	-1.3%
102nd	Serbia	1.85%	-3.7%
103rd	Zimbabwe	1.87%	0.5%
104th	Estonia	1.88%	0.2%
105th	Türkiye	1.92%	-4.3%
106th	Eswatini	1.95%	2.0%
107th	Guinea-Bissau	1.96%	-16.1%
108th	Chile	1.99%	-2.5%
109th	Mauritania	2.00%	-5.6%
110th	Lesotho	2.03%	-5.7%
111th	Congo, Republic of	2.04%	23.0%
112th	Botswana	2.15%	-8.4%
113th	Sri Lanka	2.15%	-0.1%
114th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.18%	-18.8%
115th	Timor-Leste	2.27%	-21.1%
116th	Brunei Darussalam	2.28%	5.5%
117th	United Kingdom	2.29%	-5.2%
118th	Guinea	2.39%	6.3%
119th	Korea	2.39%	0.0%
120th	Greece	2.39%	-3.4%
121st	Ukraine	2.39%	1.7%
122nd	Burundi	2.48%	-1.8%
123rd	Georgia	2.52%	-13.4%
124th	India	2.55%	-2.6%
125th	Ecuador	2.83%	-4.0%
126th	Central African Republic	2.83%	66.4%
127th	Singapore	3.04%	-2.2%
128th	Pakistan	3.09%	-0.3%
129th	Kyrgyz Republic	3.20%	-0.3%
130th	Namibia	3.21%	1.3%
131st	Kuwait	3.27%	-4.2%
132nd	Colombia	3.27%	3.7%
133rd	Iraq	3.32%	74.6%
134th	Cuba	3.51%	-10.8%
135th	Morocco	3.81%	9.9%
136th	Russian Federation	3.85%	4.5%
137th	Armenia	4.00%	11.5%
138th	United States	4.02%	-9.8%
139th	Yemen, Republic of	4.08%	-10.8%
140th	Myanmar	4.12%	-0.2%
141st	Lebanon	4.13%	3.4%
142nd	Bahrain	4.14%	7.7%
143rd	Jordan	4.19%	-9.9%
144th	Chad	4.29%	14.2%
145th	Algeria	4.42%	7.7%
146th	Angola	4.46%	37.6%
147th	Azerbaijan	4.54%	-2.5%
148th	Israel	5.44%	-1.2%
149th	United Arab Emirates	6.03%	18.9%
150th	South Sudan	6.57%	-25.1%
151st	Libya	7.64%	104.0%
152nd	Saudi Arabia	8.89%	16.7%
153rd	Oman	9.75%	-7.9%

FAQ

What was Kuwait's military spending in 2013?▾

Kuwait's military spending in 2013 was 3.27%. This ranked 131st globally.

How did Kuwait's military spending change in 2013?▾

Kuwait's military spending decreased by 4.2% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest military spending in 2013?▾

Oman had the highest military spending in 2013 at 9.75%.

What is the military spending of Kuwait in 2013?▾

The military spending of Kuwait in 2013 was 3.27%. This ranked 131st globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Kuwait's military spending?▾

Kuwait's military spending went from 3.41% in 2012 to 3.27% in 2013, a 4.2% decrease.

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