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

0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Israel ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1980 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

0.0715 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Qatar

0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Israel rank

6th

Qatar rank

7th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Israel
Qatar

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0715 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4782 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0346 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
1990s	0.2364 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0779 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.0965 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0409 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0556 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
2010s	0.0707 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0189 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0517 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Israel
2020s	0.0447 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0694 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0247 constant 2024 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 0.0715 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Israel and Qatar?: 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Israel ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 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.