Benin vs Nigeria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
96th
Nigeria rank
97th

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

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
00.010.020.03196119922024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 96th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1970s 0.0082 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0064 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Benin
1980s 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Benin
2010s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Benin
2020s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Benin

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, Benin or Nigeria?
Benin, at 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Benin and Nigeria?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
28 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 96th and Nigeria ranks 97th 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.