Armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait
Kuwait: Armed forces personnel, total was 25,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait, 1985–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait stood at 25,000. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total 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 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,000 | 12,000 | 20,000 | 2 |
| 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)
- Tax revenue 1.5% (1998)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 0.8% (1998)
- Taxes on goods and services 0.0% (1998)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.8% (1998)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 3.9% (1998)
- Grants and other revenue 96.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 0.1% (2006)
- Other taxes 0.1% (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait was 25,000 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Kuwait ranks 94th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total 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 The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.