Belarus vs Upper middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Belarus
0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Belarus rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
29th

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

  • Belarus
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Belarus's figure about 7.6 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 169 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Belarus
2000s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Belarus
2010s 0.0021 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 Belarus
2020s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Belarus

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, Belarus or Upper middle income?
Belarus, at 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Belarus and Upper middle income?
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Upper middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Upper middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Belarus ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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.