Brunei vs Low income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Brunei
0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei rank
31st
Low income rank
32nd

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

  • Brunei
  • Low income
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei's figure about 7.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 31st and Low income ranks 32nd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0468 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0836 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0368 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1970s 0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0578 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1980s 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0361 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0313 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
2010s 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Brunei
2020s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Brunei

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, Brunei or Low income?
Brunei, at 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Brunei and Low income?
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Low income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Brunei ranks 31st and Low income ranks 32nd 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.