Afghanistan vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Qatar
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Qatar rank
10th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Qatar
00.020.040.060.08197019972024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0135 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0179 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Qatar?
0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Qatar?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 10th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. 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), per unit of GDP
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.