Qatar vs Taiwan: Military spending, gaps filled
Qatar
16.08 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2022
Taiwan
17.34 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Qatar rank
26th
Taiwan rank
23rd
Military spending, gaps filled over time
- Qatar
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 17.34 billion constant 2024 US$ against 16.08 billion constant 2024 US$ in Qatar, a difference of 1.26 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Taiwan ahead.
Qatar ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.28 billion constant 2024 US$ | 9.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | 5.73 billion constant 2024 US$ | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.23 billion constant 2024 US$ | 12.55 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.32 billion constant 2024 US$ | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.86 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.52 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.66 billion constant 2024 US$ | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2.37 billion constant 2024 US$ | 10.74 billion constant 2024 US$ | 8.38 billion constant 2024 US$ | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 14.39 billion constant 2024 US$ | 13.94 billion constant 2024 US$ | 445.70 million constant 2024 US$ | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Qatar or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 17.34 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 Qatar and Taiwan?
- 1.26 billion constant 2024 US$, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Taiwan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Taiwan rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
- Qatar ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 23rd 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.