Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD)
Kuwait
8.09 billion current USD
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23.26 billion current USD
in 2025
Kuwait rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 23.26 billion current USD against 8.09 billion current USD in Kuwait, a difference of 15.17 billion current USD.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.9 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 168 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 390.22 million current USD | 4.41 billion current USD | 4.02 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.40 billion current USD | 8.36 billion current USD | 6.96 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.84 billion current USD | 7.32 billion current USD | 2.48 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.46 billion current USD | 10.82 billion current USD | 7.36 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 6.07 billion current USD | 19.55 billion current USD | 13.49 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 7.98 billion current USD | 20.92 billion current USD | 12.95 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 23.26 billion current USD against 8.09 billion current USD in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15.17 billion current USD, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 168 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
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)