Australia vs Republic of Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Republic of Korea
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
64th
Republic of Korea rank
66th

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

  • Australia
  • Republic of Korea
00.050.10.150.2196019922024

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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 64th and Republic of Korea ranks 66th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Australia and Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 64th and Republic of 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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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.