Algeria vs Qatar: Military spending gmsd

Algeria
16.20 billion
in 2023
Qatar
14.38 billion
in 2022
Algeria rank
23rd
Qatar rank
25th

Military spending gmsd over time

  • Algeria
  • Qatar
05.0B10.0B15.0B196219922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 16.20 billion against 14.38 billion in Qatar, a difference of 1.82 billion.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 25th of 172 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.15 billion 854.93 million 292.21 million Algeria
1980s 2.04 billion 1.25 billion 788.96 million Algeria
1990s 2.48 billion 1.48 billion 992.65 million Algeria
2000s 4.44 billion 2.15 billion 2.29 billion Algeria
2010s 11.30 billion 5.46 billion 5.84 billion Algeria
2020s 12.79 billion 12.44 billion 343.53 million Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Algeria or Qatar?
Algeria, at 16.20 billion against 14.38 billion in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Algeria and Qatar?
1.82 billion, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Qatar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Qatar rank globally for military spending gmsd?
Algeria ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 25th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed