What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Israel and Qatar?

0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Qatar: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Israel

0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Qatar

0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Israel rank

10th

Qatar rank

11th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Israel
Qatar

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 11th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.8485 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4537 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3948 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
1980s	0.3875 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
1990s	0.1418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.171 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0292 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.0969 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0669 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.03 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
2010s	0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0317 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
2020s	0.0565 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Israel or Qatar?: Israel, at 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Israel and Qatar?: 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Israel ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 11th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.