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

Qatar
1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Qatar rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th

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

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 41.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Qatar ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 429.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
1970s 25.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 485.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 460.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
1980s 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.49 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
1990s 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
2000s 118.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 386.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 268.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
2010s 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.88 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 19.40 million 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, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
41.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Qatar ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.