Military expenditures:
5.06% of GDP
(2018)
5.64% of GDP
(2017)
5.81% of GDP
(2016)
5.01% of GDP
(2015)
3.59% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
5
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Kuwaiti Armed Forces: Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy (includes Coast Guard), Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Kuwait reintroduced one-year mandatory service for men aged 18-35 in May 2017 after having suspended conscription in 2001; service is divided in two phases – four months for training and eight months for military service
(2018)
