Africa Western and Central vs Cyprus: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cyprus
0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
13th
Cyprus rank
16th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Cyprus
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 6.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Cyprus ranks 16th of 42 groups.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Cyprus Difference Ahead
1980s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0114 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0084 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Cyprus
1990s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0091 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2000s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2010s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Cyprus
2020s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Cyprus

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 Western and Central or Cyprus?
Cyprus, at 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?
0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?
26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Cyprus rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Cyprus ranks 16th 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.