Australia vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Australia
54.81 billion current LCU
in 2025
Qatar
56.10 billion current LCU
in 2022
Australia rank
84th
Qatar rank
83rd
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.81 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 1.29 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 84th and Qatar ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.66 billion current LCU | 3.70 billion current LCU | 1.96 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.80 billion current LCU | 3.07 billion current LCU | 5.73 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.69 billion current LCU | 4.60 billion current LCU | 14.10 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2010s | 25.31 billion current LCU | 6.83 billion current LCU | 18.48 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2020s | 45.18 billion current LCU | 49.15 billion current LCU | 3.97 billion current LCU | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Australia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 56.10 billion current LCU against 54.81 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Australia and Qatar?
- 1.29 billion current LCU, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?
- Australia ranks 84th 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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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)