Malta vs Qatar: Military spending, annual growth rate
Malta
24.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar
26.61 % change on previous year
in 2022
Malta rank
17th
Qatar rank
16th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 26.61 % change on previous year against 24.76 % change on previous year in Malta, a difference of 1.85 % change on previous year.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Qatar ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 16th of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.42 % change on previous year | -3.93 % change on previous year | 0.4839 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1990s | -5.06 % change on previous year | -0.5233 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3.96 % change on previous year | 7.45 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.66 % change on previous year | -1.28 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | -4.35 % change on previous year | 26.61 % change on previous year | 30.96 % change on previous year | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 26.61 % change on previous year against 24.76 % change on previous year in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Malta and Qatar?
- 1.85 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 16th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.