Bahrain vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0153 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 6.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 169 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0372 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Bahrain |
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Bahrain, at 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 0.0153 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st 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.