Bahrain vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.020.040.060.08197119972024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0166 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 12.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0235 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0209 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0216 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2020s 0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0062 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bahrain, at 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0166 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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.