India vs Qatar: Arms imports

India
1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Qatar
1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
India rank
4th
Qatar rank
5th

Arms imports over time

  • India
  • Qatar
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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

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
217 places, 9,420 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.