Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Afghanistan
0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Kuwait
0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Kuwait rank
15th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 169 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0179 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.