Latin America & Caribbean vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Latin America & Caribbean
73.38 billion current USD
in 2024
Qatar
15.41 billion current USD
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean rank
23rd
Qatar rank
24th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 73.38 billion current USD against 15.41 billion current USD in Qatar, a difference of 57.97 billion current USD.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.8 times Qatar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 24th of 41 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 13.52 billion current USD 1.03 billion current USD 12.48 billion current USD Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 17.19 billion current USD 843.21 million current USD 16.35 billion current USD Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 37.52 billion current USD 1.26 billion current USD 36.25 billion current USD Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 68.69 billion current USD 1.88 billion current USD 66.82 billion current USD Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 57.72 billion current USD 13.50 billion current USD 44.21 billion current USD Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Latin America & Caribbean or Qatar?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 73.38 billion current USD against 15.41 billion current USD in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar?
57.97 billion current USD, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar?
23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 24th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.