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

Bahrain
0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Bahrain rank
2nd
Turkmenistan rank
5th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Turkmenistan
00.020.040.060.08197119972024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 169 countries.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?
Bahrain, at 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Bahrain and Turkmenistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th 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.