Germany vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Germany
- Qatar
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar, a difference of 578.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 1980s | 365.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 119.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 245.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 1990s | 444.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 352.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 2000s | 162.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 105.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 57.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 2010s | 96.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 490.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 393.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Qatar |
| 2020s | 447.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Germany or Qatar?
- Germany, at 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Germany and Qatar?
- 578.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Qatar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Qatar rank globally for arms imports?
- Germany ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 8th of 174 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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About this data
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.