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

Mauritania
0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania rank
8th
Qatar rank
10th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0308 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0157 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Mauritania
1980s 0.008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0141 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0174 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0173 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2010s 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 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, Mauritania or Qatar?
Mauritania, at 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Qatar?
0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 8th 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.