Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Bahrain
0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bahrain rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
4th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 14.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0702 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0667 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.0224 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0209 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
1990s 0.016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2000s 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Bahrain
2010s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.005 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bahrain, at 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th 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.