South Korea vs Qatar: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in South Korea, a difference of 143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 5th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 465.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 462.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1970s | 637.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 613.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1980s | 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 117.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 778.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 105.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2010s | 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 499.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 478.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2020s | 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, South Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between South Korea and Qatar?
- 143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for arms imports?
- South Korea ranks 7th 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.