Kuwait Military Profile 2013

Military branches

Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) (2012)

Military service age and obligation

18-30 years of age for compulsory and 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women age 18-30 may be subject to compulsory military service; conscription suspended in 2001 (2009)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 1,002,480
females age 16-49: 616,958 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 840,912
females age 16-49: 523,206 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 17,653
female: 16,232 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2006)