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

0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sudan ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

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.

Qatar vs Sudan: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Qatar

0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Sudan

0.0809 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Qatar rank

7th

Sudan rank

4th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Qatar
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.0809 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.

Qatar ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 4th of 160 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4924 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7905 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2982 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sudan
1990s	0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0929 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.0409 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4812 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4404 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sudan
2020s	0.0707 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0809 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Qatar or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.0809 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2021.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Qatar and Sudan?: 0.0127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sudan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Qatar and Sudan rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Qatar ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 4th 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.