Algeria vs Kuwait: Military spending as a share of GDP
Algeria
4.8%
in 2019
Kuwait
4.6%
in 2019
Algeria rank
7th
Kuwait rank
10th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Algeria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 19.3% | 17.6% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Algeria or Kuwait?
- Algeria, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Algeria and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kuwait?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Algeria and Kuwait rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).