Kuwait

Military share of state spending in Kuwait

Military share of state spending in Kuwait: 39.9% of government spending in 1990 and 10.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
10.1% of government spending
Since 1990
−29.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
28 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in KuwaitMilitary share of state spending in Kuwait: 39.9% of government spending in 1990 and 10.1% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 56.8% of government spending in 1991, the lowest 7.4% of government spending in 2008.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 56.8% of government spending in 1991, the lowest 7.4% of government spending in 2008.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearKuwait
202510.1
20249.7
20239.7
202211.4
202112.6
202010
201910.5
201810.2
201710.9
201610.9
20159.1
20148
20138.5
20129
20118.9
20108.3
20099.3
20087.4
200711.9
200611.1
200515.2
200416.6
200317.4
200217.6
200118.9
200024.4
199917.3
199817.3
199718.8
199624.5
199526.6
199423.3
199321.6
199241.4
199156.8
199039.9

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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