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

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.004 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 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 8.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Namibia ranks 13th of 42 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia

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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.004 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 Namibia?
0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Namibia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Namibia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 13th and Namibia ranks 13th 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.