Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 25,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait stood at 25,000. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 25,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,000, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 94th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 12,000 | — |
| 1986 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 16,000 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 18,000 | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 7,000 | -65.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 21,600 | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 20,800 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 20,300 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 20,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20,500 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22,100 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 22,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21,000 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22,600 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25,000 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 24,500 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 25,000 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,000 | 12,000 | 20,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 15,930 | 7,000 | 21,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,060 | 20,300 | 23,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,270 | 22,600 | 25,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More public sector data for Kuwait
- Arms imports 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,591 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.4887 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 7.79 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Kuwait was 25,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.