World Development Indicators
Military expenditure (% of GDP): Kuwait
- Most recent
- 4.841 (2024)
- Earliest
- 2.393 (1970)
- Highest
- 117.3 (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 | 4.841 |
| 2023 | 4.769 |
| 2022 | 4.511 |
| 2021 | 6.352 |
| 2020 | 6.472 |
| 2019 | 5.323 |
| 2018 | 5.191 |
| 2017 | 5.607 |
| 2016 | 5.894 |
| 2015 | 5.007 |
| 2014 | 3.586 |
| 2013 | 3.272 |
| 2012 | 3.414 |
| 2011 | 3.501 |
| 2010 | 3.756 |
| 2009 | 3.972 |
| 2008 | 3.006 |
| 2007 | 3.59 |
| 2006 | 3.543 |
| 2005 | 4.343 |
| 2004 | 5.804 |
| 2003 | 6.544 |
| 2002 | 7.399 |
| 2001 | 7.701 |
| 2000 | 7.15 |
| 1999 | 7.59 |
| 1998 | 8.797 |
| 1997 | 8.086 |
| 1996 | 10.29 |
| 1995 | 13.58 |
| 1994 | 13.26 |
| 1993 | 12.44 |
| 1992 | 31.79 |
| 1991 | 117.3 |
| 1990 | 48.52 |
| 1989 | 8.54 |
| 1988 | 8.237 |
| 1987 | 5.976 |
| 1986 | 7.236 |
| 1985 | 6.434 |
| 1984 | 6.755 |
| 1983 | 6.831 |
| 1982 | 5.954 |
| 1981 | 4.127 |
| 1980 | 3.314 |
| 1979 | 3.549 |
| 1978 | 4.761 |
| 1977 | 5.294 |
| 1974 | 3.279 |
| 1973 | 2.525 |
| 1972 | 2.039 |
| 1971 | 1.892 |
| 1970 | 2.393 |
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