What is the difference in military expenditure between Ecuador and Kuwait?

253.82 million current LCU, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Kuwait: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Ecuador

2.74 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kuwait

2.48 billion current LCU

in 2025

Ecuador rank

127th

Kuwait rank

130th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Ecuador
Kuwait

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.74 billion current LCU against 2.48 billion current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 253.82 million current LCU.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 130th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	97.09 million current LCU	111.85 million current LCU	14.76 million current LCU	Kuwait
1980s	215.00 million current LCU	401.65 million current LCU	186.65 million current LCU	Kuwait
1990s	342.70 million current LCU	1.42 billion current LCU	1.08 billion current LCU	Kuwait
2000s	941.30 million current LCU	1.01 billion current LCU	68.60 million current LCU	Kuwait
2010s	2.51 billion current LCU	1.78 billion current LCU	732.38 million current LCU	Ecuador
2020s	2.61 billion current LCU	2.44 billion current LCU	171.97 million current LCU	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ecuador or Kuwait?: Ecuador, at 2.74 billion current LCU against 2.48 billion current LCU in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ecuador and Kuwait?: 253.82 million current LCU, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for military expenditure?: Ecuador ranks 127th and Kuwait ranks 130th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)