Kuwait
Military Spending Profile
#34
Global Rank
$7.6B
2024 Spending
0.3%
of World Spending
4.8%
of GDP
Military Spending Over Time
Constant 2023 USD (billions)
Military Spending as % of GDP
10-Year Trend
+10.3%
Military spending has increased over the past decade
Peak Spending
$28.3B
in 1991 (constant 2023 USD)
🔫 Arms Sales
$11B
Top Systems:
- • F/A-18 Super Hornet ($5B)
- • Patriot PAC-3 ($4.2B)
- • Apache ($4B)
US liberated Kuwait in 1991. Hosts Camp Arifjan with 13,000 US troops.
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