Indonesia vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Indonesia
- Qatar
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Qatar, a difference of 223.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Qatar ahead.
Indonesia ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 119.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 94.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 389.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 119.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 269.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 195.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 103.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 397.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 105.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 292.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 522.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 490.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 31.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 431.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Indonesia or Qatar?
- Indonesia, at 1.28 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 Indonesia and Qatar?
- 223.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Qatar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Qatar rank globally for arms imports?
- Indonesia ranks 7th 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.