Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Qatar rank
8th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0388 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 8th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0596 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1513 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0916 current USD per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.0613 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1188 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0574 current USD per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0287 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0243 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 0.0224 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0649 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0425 current USD per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
0.0388 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 8th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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