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