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Arms imports in Qatar

Arms imports in Qatar: 2 million TIV in 1968 and 1.05 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.05 billion TIV
Since 1968
+1.05 billion TIV
Rank, 2025
8 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in QatarArms imports in Qatar: 2 million TIV in 1968 and 1.05 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 3.34 billion TIV in 2022, the lowest 2 million TIV in 1968.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 3.34 billion TIV in 2022, the lowest 2 million TIV in 1968.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearQatarWorld
20251.05 billion33.3 billion
20241.19 billion30.6 billion
20232.01 billion29.5 billion
20223.34 billion33 billion
20212.29 billion26.8 billion
20201.08 billion23.4 billion
20192.23 billion26.9 billion
2018613 million27.3 billion
2017285 million31.2 billion
2016596 million31.4 billion
2015490 million28.7 billion
201455 million27 billion
201382 million27.4 billion
2012335 million27.9 billion
2011190 million29.9 billion
201030 million25.8 billion
2009286 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
200727 million26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
20003 million20.5 billion
199961 million25.3 billion
1998302 million27.9 billion
1997238 million28.9 billion
1996204 million23.7 billion
199510 million22.9 billion
19949 million22.8 billion
199310 million25.8 billion
199263 million24.3 billion
199117 million27.8 billion
19905 million28.6 billion
198910 million31.7 billion
198891 million32.9 billion
198757 million36.2 billion
19862 million35.5 billion
19852 million33.2 billion
1984340 million36.8 billion
1983460 million39.1 billion
1982127 million41.4 billion
198148 million42 billion
198057 million37.4 billion
197914 million33.3 billion
197816 million39.2 billion
197755 million37 billion
197626 million33 billion
197538 million34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
1973–32.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
197116 million29.3 billion
19706 million22.1 billion
19693 million24.7 billion
19682 million22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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