What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and Qatar?

2.21 billion current LCU, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic vs Qatar: Military expenditure

Dominican Republic

58.31 billion current LCU

in 2024

Qatar

56.10 billion current LCU

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

79th

Qatar rank

81st

Military expenditure over time

Dominican Republic
Qatar

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 58.31 billion current LCU against 56.10 billion current LCU in Qatar, a difference of 2.21 billion current LCU.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 79th and Qatar ranks 81st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	185.28 million current LCU	3.70 billion current LCU	3.52 billion current LCU	Qatar
1990s	418.85 million current LCU	3.07 billion current LCU	2.65 billion current LCU	Qatar
2000s	8.20 billion current LCU	4.60 billion current LCU	3.60 billion current LCU	Dominican Republic
2010s	13.24 billion current LCU	6.83 billion current LCU	6.41 billion current LCU	Dominican Republic
2020s	38.71 billion current LCU	49.15 billion current LCU	10.44 billion current LCU	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or Qatar?: Dominican Republic, at 58.31 billion current LCU against 56.10 billion current LCU in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and Qatar?: 2.21 billion current LCU, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Qatar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?: Dominican Republic ranks 79th and Qatar ranks 81st of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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