North America vs Qatar: Military expenditure
North America
3.3%
in 2024
Qatar
6.5%
in 2022
North America rank
5th
Qatar rank
8th
Military expenditure over time
- North America
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.5% against 3.3% in North America, a difference of 3.2%.
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 45 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 | 5.8% | 15.1% | 9.4% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 11.9% | 6.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | North America |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 1.5% | 3.1% | North America |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 6.5% | 3.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, North America or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6.5% against 3.3% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between North America and Qatar?
- 3.2%, 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?
- North America ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 8th of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product