World Development Indicators
Military expenditure (% of GDP): Kuwait
- Most recent
- 4.84093 (2024)
- Earliest
- 2.39279 (1970)
- Highest
- 117.35 (1991)
- Years reported
- 53 of 55 in the span
- Member state
- Kuwait at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 53 of the 55 years between 1970 and 2024 for Kuwait. The missing 2 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.84093 |
| 2023 | 4.76886 |
| 2022 | 4.51075 |
| 2021 | 6.35158 |
| 2020 | 6.47217 |
| 2019 | 5.32312 |
| 2018 | 5.19085 |
| 2017 | 5.60745 |
| 2016 | 5.89352 |
| 2015 | 5.00747 |
| 2014 | 3.58562 |
| 2013 | 3.27153 |
| 2012 | 3.41374 |
| 2011 | 3.5014 |
| 2010 | 3.75615 |
| 2009 | 3.97181 |
| 2008 | 3.00607 |
| 2007 | 3.59033 |
| 2006 | 3.54265 |
| 2005 | 4.34303 |
| 2004 | 5.80446 |
| 2003 | 6.54392 |
| 2002 | 7.39919 |
| 2001 | 7.70063 |
| 2000 | 7.15015 |
| 1999 | 7.59022 |
| 1998 | 8.79656 |
| 1997 | 8.08648 |
| 1996 | 10.2926 |
| 1995 | 13.5816 |
| 1994 | 13.2592 |
| 1993 | 12.4402 |
| 1992 | 31.786 |
| 1991 | 117.35 |
| 1990 | 48.5173 |
| 1989 | 8.53983 |
| 1988 | 8.23662 |
| 1987 | 5.97626 |
| 1986 | 7.23621 |
| 1985 | 6.43411 |
| 1984 | 6.75486 |
| 1983 | 6.83051 |
| 1982 | 5.9543 |
| 1981 | 4.12701 |
| 1980 | 3.31399 |
| 1979 | 3.54853 |
| 1978 | 4.76079 |
| 1977 | 5.29368 |
| 1974 | 3.27912 |
| 1973 | 2.52494 |
| 1972 | 2.03893 |
| 1971 | 1.89219 |
| 1970 | 2.39279 |
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