High income vs Kuwait: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
High income
2.8%
in 2025
Kuwait
4.7%
in 2025
High income rank
10th
Kuwait rank
13th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- High income
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.7% against 2.8% in High income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.7 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 1.0% | High income |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 6.3% | 2.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 27.2% | 24.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 5.3% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 5.0% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, High income or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 4.7% against 2.8% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between High income and Kuwait?
- 1.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for military expenditure?
- High income ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 13th of 45 groups.
- 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