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

Qatar
1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
United States
1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Qatar rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

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

  • Qatar
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar, a difference of 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United States ahead.

Qatar ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United States Difference Ahead
1960s 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 56.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 53.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
1970s 25.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 452.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 426.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
1980s 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 864.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 746.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
1990s 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 583.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 491.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
2000s 118.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 762.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 644.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
2010s 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 702.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 203.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values United States
2020s 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 887.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.07 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, Qatar or United States?
United States, at 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Qatar and United States?
57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Qatar and United States rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Qatar ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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.