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

351.10 million current USD, with Qatar ahead.

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

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.

Qatar vs Singapore: Military expenditure

Qatar

15.41 billion current USD

in 2022

Singapore

15.06 billion current USD

in 2024

Qatar rank

24th

Singapore rank

26th

Military expenditure over time

Qatar
Singapore

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 15.41 billion current USD against 15.06 billion current USD in Singapore, a difference of 351.10 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 26th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.02 billion current USD	927.70 million current USD	88.84 million current USD	Qatar
1990s	843.21 million current USD	1.91 billion current USD	1.07 billion current USD	Singapore
2000s	1.26 billion current USD	5.89 billion current USD	4.63 billion current USD	Singapore
2010s	1.88 billion current USD	8.11 billion current USD	6.23 billion current USD	Singapore
2020s	13.50 billion current USD	11.51 billion current USD	2.00 billion current USD	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Qatar or Singapore?: Qatar, at 15.41 billion current USD against 15.06 billion current USD in Singapore as of 2022.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Qatar and Singapore?: 351.10 million current USD, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for military expenditure?: Qatar ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 26th of 167 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: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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