Bahrain vs Qatar: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2019
Qatar
3.4%
in 2019
Bahrain rank
17th
Qatar rank
18th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Qatar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 3.4% against 3.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Bahrain ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 18th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 4.5% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 7.0% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 7.7% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahrain or Qatar?
- Bahrain, at 3.4% against 3.4% in Qatar as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahrain and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 18th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).