Norway vs Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD)
Norway
17.03 billion current USD
in 2025
Qatar
15.41 billion current USD
in 2022
Norway rank
24th
Qatar rank
26th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 17.03 billion current USD against 15.41 billion current USD in Qatar, a difference of 1.62 billion current USD.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.07 billion current USD | 1.02 billion current USD | 1.06 billion current USD | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.34 billion current USD | 843.21 million current USD | 2.50 billion current USD | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.23 billion current USD | 1.26 billion current USD | 3.96 billion current USD | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.50 billion current USD | 1.88 billion current USD | 4.62 billion current USD | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.57 billion current USD | 13.50 billion current USD | 4.94 billion current USD | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 17.03 billion current USD against 15.41 billion current USD in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Norway and Qatar?
- 1.62 billion current USD, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?
- Norway ranks 24th 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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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)