Iran vs Kuwait: Military expenditure

Iran

7.89 billion current USD

in 2024

Kuwait

7.79 billion current USD

in 2024

Iran rank

35th

Kuwait rank

36th

Military expenditure over time

Iran currently reports 7.89 billion current USD against 7.79 billion current USD in Kuwait, a difference of 98.97 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 35th and Kuwait ranks 36th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)