Kuwait vs Pre-demographic dividend: Military expenditure

Kuwait
7.79 billion current USD
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
22.17 billion current USD
in 2024
Kuwait rank
36th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
35th

Military expenditure over time

  • Kuwait
  • Pre-demographic dividend
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B196519942024

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 22.17 billion current USD against 7.79 billion current USD in Kuwait, a difference of 14.37 billion current USD.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 2.8 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Kuwait ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Pre-demographic dividend in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 395.44 million current USD 4.05 billion current USD 3.66 billion current USD Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 1.40 billion current USD 4.86 billion current USD 3.46 billion current USD Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 4.84 billion current USD 3.16 billion current USD 1.69 billion current USD Kuwait
2000s 3.46 billion current USD 7.89 billion current USD 4.43 billion current USD Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 6.07 billion current USD 20.05 billion current USD 13.98 billion current USD Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 7.95 billion current USD 20.41 billion current USD 12.46 billion current USD Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 22.17 billion current USD against 7.79 billion current USD in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend?
14.37 billion current USD, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for military expenditure?
Kuwait ranks 36th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). 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 USD)
Unit
current USD
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)