Australia vs Qatar: Arms imports

Australia
983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Qatar
1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Qatar rank
5th

Arms imports over time

  • Australia
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia, a difference of 169.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 5th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 634.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 631.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1970s 320.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 24.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values 296.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1980s 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 444.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1990s 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 264.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
2000s 583.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 105.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 477.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
2010s 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 683.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
2020s 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 951.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Australia or Qatar?
Qatar, at 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and Qatar?
169.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for arms imports?
Australia ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 5th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). 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)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 9,426 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.