Azerbaijan vs Qatar: Military spending as a share of GDP
Azerbaijan
6.5%
in 2025
Qatar
6.5%
in 2022
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Qatar rank
7th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Azerbaijan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.5% against 6.5% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Qatar ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 7th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 6.5% | 2.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6.5% against 6.5% in Azerbaijan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Azerbaijan and Qatar rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Qatar ranks 7th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.