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

514.81 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Kuwait vs Moldova: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Kuwait

2.48 billion current LCU

in 2025

Moldova

1.97 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kuwait rank

130th

Moldova rank

133rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Kuwait
Moldova

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.48 billion current LCU against 1.97 billion current LCU in Moldova, a difference of 514.81 million current LCU.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Moldova's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 130th and Moldova ranks 133rd of 168 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	869.50 million current LCU	53.93 million current LCU	815.57 million current LCU	Kuwait
2000s	1.01 billion current LCU	176.74 million current LCU	833.16 million current LCU	Kuwait
2010s	1.78 billion current LCU	439.25 million current LCU	1.34 billion current LCU	Kuwait
2020s	2.44 billion current LCU	1.38 billion current LCU	1.06 billion current LCU	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Moldova?: Kuwait, at 2.48 billion current LCU against 1.97 billion current LCU in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Moldova?: 514.81 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Moldova?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Moldova rank globally for military expenditure?: Kuwait ranks 130th and Moldova ranks 133rd 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)