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Kuwait
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#10out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

11788.559.630.81.9197019972024Kuwait · 2024: 4.84%Kuwait

Analytical takeaways

  • Kuwait records 4.84% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #10 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 2.39% in 1970 to 4.84% in 2024, a gain of 2.45%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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