Norway vs Qatar: Military spending, gaps filled
Norway
16.09 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Qatar
16.08 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2022
Norway rank
25th
Qatar rank
26th
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Norway currently reports 16.09 billion constant 2024 US$ against 16.08 billion constant 2024 US$ in Qatar, a difference of 5.50 million constant 2024 US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.03 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.28 billion constant 2024 US$ | 743.71 million constant 2024 US$ | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.35 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.23 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.11 billion constant 2024 US$ | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.86 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.30 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.37 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.94 billion constant 2024 US$ | Norway |
| 2020s | 8.12 billion constant 2024 US$ | 14.39 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.27 billion constant 2024 US$ | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Norway or Qatar?
- Norway, at 16.09 billion constant 2024 US$ against 16.08 billion constant 2024 US$ in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Norway and Qatar?
- 5.50 million constant 2024 US$, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 26th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending with 108 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.