Bahrain vs Central African Republic: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Central African Republic
0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Bahrain rank
2nd
Central African Republic rank
3rd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Central African Republic
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
1980s 0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2010s 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2020s 0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0089 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic

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, Bahrain or Central African Republic?
Bahrain, at 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Central African Republic?
0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Central African Republic?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Central African Republic rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Central African Republic ranks 3rd 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.