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

89.27 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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 Oman: Military expenditure

Kuwait

2.39 billion current LCU

in 2024

Oman

2.30 billion current LCU

in 2024

Kuwait rank

131st

Oman rank

132nd

Military expenditure over time

Kuwait
Oman

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.39 billion current LCU against 2.30 billion current LCU in Oman, a difference of 89.27 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 131st and Oman ranks 132nd of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1970s	126.07 million current LCU	104.39 million current LCU	21.68 million current LCU	Kuwait
1980s	401.65 million current LCU	456.94 million current LCU	55.30 million current LCU	Oman
1990s	1.42 billion current LCU	548.75 million current LCU	871.00 million current LCU	Kuwait
2000s	1.01 billion current LCU	972.86 million current LCU	37.04 million current LCU	Kuwait
2010s	1.78 billion current LCU	2.74 billion current LCU	960.66 million current LCU	Oman
2020s	2.43 billion current LCU	2.27 billion current LCU	160.78 million current LCU	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Oman?: Kuwait, at 2.39 billion current LCU against 2.30 billion current LCU in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Oman?: 89.27 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for military expenditure?: Kuwait ranks 131st and Oman ranks 132nd of 167 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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About this data

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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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