India vs Qatar: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- India
- Qatar
How they compare
India currently reports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar, a difference of 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was India ahead.
India ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 5th of 171 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 1970s | 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.49 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 1980s | 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 105.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 2010s | 3.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
| 2020s | 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 419.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, India or Qatar?
- India, at 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between India and Qatar?
- 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Qatar?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do India and Qatar rank globally for arms imports?
- India ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 5th of 171 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.