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Kuwait: Military expenditure (current LCU)

2.48Bcurrent LCU · 2025+43.8% since 2015

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year) Annual figures for Kuwait from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
20252,481,777,000
20242,391,765,750
20232,383,408,250
20222,525,364,000
20212,716,325,000
20202,130,900,000
20192,241,550,000
20182,166,200,000
20172,052,925,000
20161,948,150,000
20151,726,275,000
20141,659,625,000
20131,615,875,000
20121,663,250,000
20111,488,500,000
20101,242,500,000
20091,211,250,000
20081,191,000,000
20071,169,750,000
20061,044,000,000
20051,024,750,000
20041,016,750,000
2003933,000,000
2002857,500,000
2001823,666,666.667
2000827,333,333.333
1999696,000,000
1998695,500,000
1997744,500,000
1996970,500,000
19951,102,000,000
1994978,500,000
1993899,500,000
19921,852,000,000
19913,674,000,000
19902,585,000,000
1989610,000,000
1988475,500,000
1987372,500,000
1986376,500,000
1985415,000,000
1984434,000,000
1983415,500,000
1982370,000,000
1981290,500,000
1980257,000,000
1979243,500,000
1978203,000,000
1977214,500,000
1974112,750,000
197340,500,000
197229,850,000
197126,150,000
197024,550,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by SIPRI. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Military expenditure (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-military-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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