Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Qatar
Qatar: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 15.41 billion current USD in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Qatar, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 15.41 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and up 721.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Qatar peaked at 15.41 billion current USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 616.74 million current USD, in 1980.
Qatar ranks 24th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 billion current USD | 616.74 million current USD | 1.53 billion current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 843.21 million current USD | 790.80 million current USD | 895.63 million current USD | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.26 billion current USD | 760.99 million current USD | 2.32 billion current USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.88 billion current USD | 1.88 billion current USD | 1.88 billion current USD | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.50 billion current USD | 11.59 billion current USD | 15.41 billion current USD | 2 |
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More public sector data for Qatar
- Arms imports 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -42.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5,800 current USD per person (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0654 current USD per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 32.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1.34 million current USD per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Qatar?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Qatar was 15.41 billion current USD in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.41 billion current USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 616.74 million current USD in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 721.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.