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

17.38 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Tajikistan: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Kuwait

2.48 billion current LCU

in 2025

Tajikistan

2.46 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kuwait rank

130th

Tajikistan rank

131st

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Kuwait
Tajikistan

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.48 billion current LCU against 2.46 billion current LCU in Tajikistan, a difference of 17.38 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 131st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	992.31 million current LCU	6.54 million current LCU	985.78 million current LCU	Kuwait
2000s	980.07 million current LCU	105.60 million current LCU	874.48 million current LCU	Kuwait
2010s	1.80 billion current LCU	547.19 million current LCU	1.25 billion current LCU	Kuwait
2020s	2.44 billion current LCU	1.93 billion current LCU	507.01 million current LCU	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Tajikistan?: Kuwait, at 2.48 billion current LCU against 2.46 billion current LCU in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Tajikistan?: 17.38 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tajikistan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Tajikistan rank globally for military expenditure?: Kuwait ranks 130th and Tajikistan ranks 131st 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)