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Kuwait Average Military Spending 1970-2025

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Creator: World Bank
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9.06% 54 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Kuwait's average military spending from 1970 to 2025 was 9.06%, based on 54 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.94%	−0.91%	17th
2024	4.84%	+0.07%	138th
2023	4.77%	+0.26%	139th
2022	4.51%	−1.84%	144th
2021	6.35%	−0.12%	148th
2020	6.47%	+1.15%	148th
2019	5.32%	+0.13%	147th
2018	5.19%	−0.42%	150th
2017	5.61%	−0.29%	149th
2016	5.89%	+0.89%	149th
2015	5.01%	+1.42%	143rd
2014	3.59%	+0.31%	135th
2013	3.27%	−0.14%	131st
2012	3.41%	−0.09%	132nd
2011	3.50%	−0.25%	129th
2010	3.76%	−0.22%	133rd
2009	3.97%	+0.97%	132nd
2008	3.01%	−0.58%	124th
2007	3.59%	+0.05%	132nd
2006	3.54%	−0.80%	131st
2005	4.34%	−1.46%	142nd
2004	5.80%	−0.74%	147th
2003	6.54%	−0.86%	144th
2002	7.40%	−0.30%	141st
2001	7.70%	+0.55%	138th
2000	7.15%	−0.44%	138th
1999	7.59%	−1.21%	135th
1998	8.80%	+0.71%	134th
1997	8.09%	−2.21%	138th
1996	10.29%	−3.29%	139th
1995	13.58%	+0.32%	137th
1994	13.26%	+0.82%	141st
1993	12.44%	−19.35%	137th
1992	31.79%	−85.56%	128th
1991	117.35%	+68.83%	118th
1990	48.52%	+39.98%	116th
1989	8.54%	+0.30%	108th
1988	8.24%	+2.26%	107th
1987	5.98%	−1.26%	105th
1986	7.24%	+0.80%	105th
1985	6.43%	−0.32%	101st
1984	6.75%	−0.08%	99th
1983	6.83%	+0.88%	94th
1982	5.95%	+1.83%	88th
1981	4.13%	+0.81%	84th
1980	3.31%	−0.23%	76th
1979	3.55%	−1.21%	72nd
1978	4.76%	−0.53%	80th
1977	5.29%	+2.01%	84th
1974	3.28%	+0.75%	69th
1973	2.52%	+0.49%	51st
1972	2.04%	+0.15%	39th
1971	1.89%	−0.50%	35th
1970	2.39%	–	47th

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