Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
657.44 current USD per person
in 2024
Kuwait
1,591 current USD per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Kuwait rank
10th

Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kuwait
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k197019972024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1,591 current USD per person against 657.44 current USD per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 933.56 current USD per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 56.77 current USD per person 1,939 current USD per person 1,882 current USD per person Kuwait
2000s 126.93 current USD per person 1,508 current USD per person 1,381 current USD per person Kuwait
2010s 256.6 current USD per person 1,624 current USD per person 1,368 current USD per person Kuwait
2020s 420.47 current USD per person 1,726 current USD per person 1,306 current USD per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1,591 current USD per person against 657.44 current USD per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
933.56 current USD per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kuwait rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-per-capita/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/kuwait/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd-per-capita/europe-and-central-asia-ida-and-ibrd-countries/kuwait/">Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kuwait: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Unit
current USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.