Korea vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Korea
1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Qatar
1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Korea rank
7th
Qatar rank
5th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Korea
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 5th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 465.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 462.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
1970s 558.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 25.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 533.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
1980s 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 778.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
1990s 1.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
2000s 1.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 118.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
2010s 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 478.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Korea
2020s 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Korea or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Korea and Qatar?
143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Qatar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Korea and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 5th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.