Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Least developed countries
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
12th
Least developed countries rank
11th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 8.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 11th of 169 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Least developed countries Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0136 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0075 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 Least developed countries?
Afghanistan, at 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.