Qatar - Arms imports

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Qatar was 783,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 52 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,358,000,000 in 2019 and 2,000,000 in 1968.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. at constant (1990) prices. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m.

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Arms Transfers Programme (http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/transfer/splash).

See also:

Year Value
1968 2,000,000
1969 3,000,000
1970 6,000,000
1971 16,000,000
1975 38,000,000
1976 26,000,000
1977 55,000,000
1978 16,000,000
1979 14,000,000
1980 55,000,000
1981 46,000,000
1982 128,000,000
1983 470,000,000
1984 328,000,000
1985 2,000,000
1986 2,000,000
1987 57,000,000
1988 91,000,000
1989 10,000,000
1990 5,000,000
1991 17,000,000
1992 64,000,000
1993 11,000,000
1994 10,000,000
1995 11,000,000
1996 201,000,000
1997 242,000,000
1998 300,000,000
1999 72,000,000
2000 14,000,000
2001 11,000,000
2002 11,000,000
2003 11,000,000
2007 27,000,000
2009 286,000,000
2010 30,000,000
2011 198,000,000
2012 317,000,000
2013 68,000,000
2014 55,000,000
2015 519,000,000
2016 905,000,000
2017 665,000,000
2018 620,000,000
2019 2,358,000,000
2020 783,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade