Military expenditure in local currency rose 6.26% to KWD 2.34 bil in Kuwait in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Kuwait reached an all time high of KWD 3.67 bil in 1991 and an all time low of KWD 0.025 bil in 1970. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Bahrain amounted to BHD 0.528 bil, IRR 9,056 bil in Iraq, IQD 531,378 bil in Iran and SAR 232 bil in Saudi Arabia in 2019.
Kuwait has been ranked 112th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bahrain | BHD bil | 0.566 | 0.576 | 0.574 | 0.586 | 0.528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | IQD bil | 378,224 | 459,788 | 459,062 | 527,391 | 694,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | IRR bil | ... | ... | 7,057 | 8,781 | 7,487 | 9,056 | 6,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Jordan | JOD bil | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | KWD bil | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | QAR bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | SAR bil | 239 | 264 | 280 | 245 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | SYP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | TMT bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | AED bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Yemen | YER bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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