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

0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?

9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2010.

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 United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Qatar

0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Qatar rank

7th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Qatar
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 160 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0409 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0189 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0541 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?: Qatar, at 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2010.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Qatar ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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.