Arab World vs Turkmenistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Arab World
0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Arab World rank
3rd
Turkmenistan rank
5th

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

  • Arab World
  • Turkmenistan
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 10.8 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Arab World ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 42 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Arab World
2010s 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan

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, Arab World or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Arab World and Turkmenistan?
0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Turkmenistan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Arab World and Turkmenistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Arab World ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th 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.