Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
36th
South Sudan rank
35th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 11.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 42 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Sudan
2010s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Sudan

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, Africa Eastern and Southern or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2015.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 42 groups.
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.