Qatar Military Spending/Defense Budget 1980-2025

Qatar military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 15.41 billion US dollars, a 32.94% increase from 2021.
  • Qatar military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 11.59 billion US dollars, a 517.74% increase from 2010.
  • Qatar military spending/defense budget for 2010 was 1.88 billion US dollars, a 3.67% decline from 2009.
  • Qatar military spending/defense budget for 2009 was 1.95 billion US dollars, a 15.93% decline from 2008.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).