Algeria vs Qatar: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Algeria
24.6%
in 2025
Qatar
26.9%
in 2022
Algeria rank
5th
Qatar rank
4th
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) over time
- Algeria
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 26.9% against 24.6% in Algeria, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Algeria ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 26.6% | 21.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 1.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.9% | 4.2% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 24.4% | 10.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Algeria or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 26.9% against 24.6% in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Qatar?
- 2.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Qatar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Qatar rank globally for military expenditure?
- Algeria ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 4th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure