Colombia vs Qatar: Military spending
Colombia
12.36 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Qatar
14.38 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2022
Colombia rank
27th
Qatar rank
25th
Military spending over time
- Colombia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 14.38 billion constant 2022 US$ against 12.36 billion constant 2022 US$ in Colombia, a difference of 2.02 billion constant 2022 US$.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 634.52 million constant 2022 US$ | 854.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 220.40 million constant 2022 US$ | Qatar |
| 1980s | 970.43 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.25 billion constant 2022 US$ | 280.89 million constant 2022 US$ | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.48 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.66 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 2000s | 6.84 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.68 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11.23 billion constant 2022 US$ | 5.46 billion constant 2022 US$ | 5.77 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 12.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | 12.44 billion constant 2022 US$ | 139.30 million constant 2022 US$ | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Colombia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 14.38 billion constant 2022 US$ against 12.36 billion constant 2022 US$ in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending between Colombia and Qatar?
- 2.02 billion constant 2022 US$, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Qatar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Qatar rank globally for military spending?
- Colombia ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.