Barbados vs World: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Barbados
0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2009
World
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
26th
World rank
28th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- World
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Barbados's figure about 8.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 26th and World ranks 28th of 169 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
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, Barbados or World?
- Barbados, at 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in World as of 2009.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Barbados and World?
- 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
- How do Barbados and World rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 26th and World ranks 28th 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.