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

0.0018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait 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.

Kuwait vs Qatar: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Kuwait

0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Qatar

0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Kuwait rank

12th

Qatar rank

11th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Kuwait
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 11th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4537 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2638 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
1980s	0.1434 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1832 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0399 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
1990s	0.6168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.171 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4458 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2000s	0.0899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0669 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0231 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2010s	0.0479 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0317 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait
2020s	0.0676 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Qatar?: 0.0018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Kuwait ranks 12th 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.