Kuwait vs Pakistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Kuwait
4.6%
in 2019
Pakistan
4.0%
in 2019
Kuwait rank
10th
Pakistan rank
13th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Pakistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.6% against 4.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 13th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 5.4% | 4.1% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 4.7% | 1.9% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 3.6% | 15.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Pakistan?
- Kuwait, at 4.6% against 4.0% in Pakistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Pakistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 13th 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).