What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Qatar?

463.30 million current USD, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Qatar?

22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD)

Denmark

14.95 billion current USD

in 2025

Qatar

15.41 billion current USD

in 2022

Denmark rank

28th

Qatar rank

26th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Denmark
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 15.41 billion current USD against 14.95 billion current USD in Denmark, a difference of 463.30 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 26th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.67 billion current USD	1.02 billion current USD	650.50 million current USD	Denmark
1990s	2.66 billion current USD	843.21 million current USD	1.82 billion current USD	Denmark
2000s	3.77 billion current USD	1.26 billion current USD	2.50 billion current USD	Denmark
2010s	4.50 billion current USD	1.88 billion current USD	2.63 billion current USD	Denmark
2020s	5.37 billion current USD	13.50 billion current USD	8.13 billion current USD	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Denmark or Qatar?: Qatar, at 15.41 billion current USD against 14.95 billion current USD in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Denmark and Qatar?: 463.30 million current USD, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Qatar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?: Denmark ranks 28th and Qatar ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)