Kuwait vs Switzerland: Military expenditure

Kuwait

7.79 billion current USD

in 2024

Switzerland

6.72 billion current USD

in 2024

Kuwait rank

36th

Switzerland rank

38th

Military expenditure over time

Kuwait currently reports 7.79 billion current USD against 6.72 billion current USD in Switzerland, a difference of 1.07 billion current USD.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 38th 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)