Qatar vs Sweden: Military expenditure

Qatar

15.41 billion current USD

in 2022

Sweden

12.04 billion current USD

in 2024

Qatar rank

24th

Sweden rank

27th

Military expenditure over time

Qatar currently reports 15.41 billion current USD against 12.04 billion current USD in Sweden, a difference of 3.37 billion current USD.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

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

Globally, Qatar ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 27th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)