Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th
Qatar rank
10th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Qatar
00.050.10.15196019922024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 8.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 10th of 42 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0714 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0563 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0265 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0175 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0097 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0082 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 10th of 42 groups.
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.