Australia vs South Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Korea
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
64th
South Korea rank
66th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 66th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0809 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0609 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Australia |
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, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 64th and South Korea ranks 66th of 169 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.