France vs Qatar: Military expenditure

France

59.79 billion current LCU

in 2024

Qatar

56.10 billion current LCU

in 2022

France rank

78th

Qatar rank

81st

Military expenditure over time

France currently reports 59.79 billion current LCU against 56.10 billion current LCU in Qatar, a difference of 3.69 billion current LCU.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 78th and Qatar ranks 81st of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)