What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Qatar?

1.99 billion current LCU, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Qatar?

22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Albania

54.11 billion current LCU

in 2025

Qatar

56.10 billion current LCU

in 2022

Albania rank

85th

Qatar rank

83rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Albania
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.11 billion current LCU in Albania, a difference of 1.99 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Albania ranks 85th and Qatar ranks 83rd of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	957.67 million current LCU	3.70 billion current LCU	2.74 billion current LCU	Qatar
1990s	970.00 million current LCU	3.07 billion current LCU	2.10 billion current LCU	Qatar
2000s	13.64 billion current LCU	4.60 billion current LCU	9.05 billion current LCU	Albania
2010s	19.32 billion current LCU	6.83 billion current LCU	12.49 billion current LCU	Albania
2020s	24.46 billion current LCU	49.15 billion current LCU	24.69 billion current LCU	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Albania or Qatar?: Qatar, at 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.11 billion current LCU in Albania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Albania and Qatar?: 1.99 billion current LCU, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Qatar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Albania and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?: Albania ranks 85th and Qatar ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)