North America vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

North America
0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2022
North America rank
5th
Qatar rank
8th

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

  • North America
  • Qatar
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.0329 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 8th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.056 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1513 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0952 current USD per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.0486 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.1188 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0702 current USD per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0386 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0243 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0144 current USD per US$ of GDP North America
2010s 0.0454 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.015 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0304 current USD per US$ of GDP North America
2020s 0.0318 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0649 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0331 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, North America or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0325 current USD per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between North America and Qatar?
0.0329 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do North America and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
North America ranks 5th 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.