Qatar vs United States: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita
Qatar
5,800 current USD per person
in 2022
United States
2,933 current USD per person
in 2024
Qatar rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5,800 current USD per person against 2,933 current USD per person in United States, a difference of 2,867 current USD per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,951 current USD per person | 1,036 current USD per person | 1,915 current USD per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1,883 current USD per person | 1,243 current USD per person | 639.87 current USD per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1,178 current USD per person | 1,826 current USD per person | 648.86 current USD per person | United States |
| 2010s | 1,161 current USD per person | 2,385 current USD per person | 1,225 current USD per person | United States |
| 2020s | 5,214 current USD per person | 2,502 current USD per person | 2,712 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, Qatar or United States?
- Qatar, at 5,800 current USD per person against 2,933 current USD per person in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per capita between Qatar and United States?
- 2,867 current USD per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Qatar ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 167 countries.
- 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.