Israel vs Qatar: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Israel
7.8%
in 2025
Qatar
6.5%
in 2022
Israel rank
4th
Qatar rank
7th
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Israel
- Qatar
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.8% against 6.5% in Qatar, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 7th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 15.1% | 1.7% | Israel |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 11.9% | 2.1% | Israel |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 1.5% | 4.2% | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 6.5% | 1.9% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Qatar?
- Israel, at 7.8% against 6.5% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Qatar?
- 1.3%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?
- Israel ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 7th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product