Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	4.84 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	7,790,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	25,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	503,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	95,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1998]
Military & security forces	Kuwait Armed Forces (KAF): Kuwait Army (aka Kuwait Land Forces, KLF), Kuwait Navy (aka Kuwait Naval Force), Kuwait Air Force; Kuwait National Guard (KNG)Ministry of Interior: Kuwait Police, State Security, Kuwait Coast Guard (2025); note: note 1: the Emiri Guard Authority and the 25th Commando Brigade are special units within the KAF that exercise independent command authority, although activities such as training and equipment procurement are often coordinated with the other services; the 25th Commando Brigade is Kuwait's leading special forces unit; the Emiri Guard Authority (aka Emiri Guard Brigade) is responsible for protecting Kuwait's heads of statenote 2: the National Guard reports directly to the prime minister and the amir and possesses an independent command structure, equipment inventory, and logistics corps separate from the Ministry of Defense, the regular armed services, and the Ministry of Interior; it is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure and providing support for the Ministries of Interior and Defense as requiredCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month compulsory service for men aged 18-35; mandatory service is divided into two phases – 4 months for training and 8 months for military service (2025); note: the National Guard is restricted to citizens, but in 2018, the Army began allowing non-Kuwaitis to join on contract or as non-commissioned officers; that same year, it also began allowing stateless people (Bidoon) to joinCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	503,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	95,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1998]
Military spending (% of GDP)	4.84 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	7,790,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]