Lebanon vs Qatar: Military spending as a share of GDP
Lebanon
3.7%
in 2019
Qatar
3.4%
in 2019
Lebanon rank
15th
Qatar rank
18th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Lebanon
- Qatar
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Lebanon ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 18th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 7.0% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Lebanon or Qatar?
- Lebanon, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Qatar as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Lebanon and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Qatar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Lebanon and Qatar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 15th 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).