OECD members vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita

OECD members
1,238 current USD per person
in 2024
Qatar
5,800 current USD per person
in 2022
OECD members rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st

Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time

  • OECD members
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 5,800 current USD per person against 1,238 current USD per person in OECD members, a difference of 4,562 current USD per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 4.7 times OECD members's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 41 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 389.48 current USD per person 2,951 current USD per person 2,561 current USD per person Qatar
1990s 522.65 current USD per person 1,883 current USD per person 1,360 current USD per person Qatar
2000s 740.87 current USD per person 1,178 current USD per person 436.73 current USD per person Qatar
2010s 928.78 current USD per person 1,161 current USD per person 231.99 current USD per person Qatar
2020s 1,007 current USD per person 5,214 current USD per person 4,207 current USD per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per capita, OECD members or Qatar?
Qatar, at 5,800 current USD per person against 1,238 current USD per person in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between OECD members and Qatar?
4,562 current USD per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do OECD members and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
OECD members ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Unit
current USD per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.