Kuwait vs Mali: Military expenditure
Kuwait
4.8%
in 2024
Mali
4.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
14th
Mali rank
17th
Military expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Mali
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.8% against 4.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Mali ranks 17th of 165 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 1.5% | 13.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.4% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Mali?
- Kuwait, at 4.8% against 4.2% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Mali?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mali?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mali rank globally for military expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Mali ranks 17th 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