Bahamas vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Bahamas
0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
48th
Saudi Arabia rank
51st

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

  • Bahamas
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0127 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahamas
1980s 0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0327 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0193 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahamas
2010s 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

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, Bahamas or Saudi Arabia?
Bahamas, at 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahamas and Saudi Arabia?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Bahamas and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st 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.