Kuwait vs Low income: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Kuwait
7.79 billion current USD
in 2024
Low income
9.31 billion current USD
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Low income rank
39th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Kuwait
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 9.31 billion current USD against 7.79 billion current USD in Kuwait, a difference of 1.51 billion current USD.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.

Kuwait ranks 36th and Low income ranks 39th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 433.84 million current USD 1.40 billion current USD 967.22 million current USD Low income
1980s 1.40 billion current USD 4.37 billion current USD 2.97 billion current USD Low income
1990s 4.84 billion current USD 4.02 billion current USD 818.72 million current USD Kuwait
2000s 3.46 billion current USD 5.61 billion current USD 2.14 billion current USD Low income
2010s 6.07 billion current USD 6.47 billion current USD 402.65 million current USD Low income
2020s 7.95 billion current USD 7.23 billion current USD 726.07 million current USD Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Kuwait or Low income?
Low income, at 9.31 billion current USD against 7.79 billion current USD in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Kuwait and Low income?
1.51 billion current USD, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Low income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Kuwait ranks 36th and Low income ranks 39th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.