Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Military expenditure
Azerbaijan
5.0%
in 2024
Kuwait
4.8%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
13th
Kuwait rank
14th
Military expenditure over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kuwait ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 165 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 13.2% | 10.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 5.3% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
- Azerbaijan, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for military expenditure?
- Azerbaijan ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 14th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product