Africa Western and Central vs Kuwait: 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
Kuwait
0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
13th
Kuwait rank
15th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Kuwait
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Kuwait 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 Kuwait's figure about 6.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 42 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0164 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1970s 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0184 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1980s 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0108 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait

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 Kuwait?
Kuwait, 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 Kuwait?
0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Kuwait?
52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th 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.