KUWAIT IS ONE OF THE TOP 3 ARAB NATIONS IN 2022 FOR MILITARY SPENDING

  • 26/09/2022

Kuwait City: Regarding military spending, an Arab nation is currently the ninth-highest in the world. By the end of 2022, just three Arab nations' combined military expenditures will total $80 billion. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Arab nation with the highest military expenditures. According to data for 2022 released by the American website "Global Firepower," its defence budget is ranked ninth in the world. 


According to the website's statistics, Saudi Arabia spends the most on its military, followed by the UAE in second place and Kuwait in third. From the budget for the current year, these three nations spent about USD 80 billion on military expenditures. These are the three countries' military spending amounts and respective global rankings, as determined by statistics.

1. Saudi Arabia - With a total of $ 46 billion, it has the largest defence budget among Arab countries and ranks ninth globally.

2. UAE - With more than $25.2 billion, it has the second-largest defence budget in the Arab world and the 13th-largest in the world. 

3. Kuwait - With a $8.1 billion defence budget, Kuwait ranks 29th in the world and third in the Arab world.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait are the top three nations in the world among 142 nations, respectively, according to the global military ranking index. The Egyptian military, which ranks first in the Arab world and will be the 12th most powerful military in the world in 2022, is larger than the Saudi army, despite having the largest Arab defence budget.

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