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
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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About this data
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.