Brunei Darussalam vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Brunei Darussalam
0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
33rd

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • United Arab Emirates
00.050.10.15196519942024

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0171 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
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 Darussalam
2020s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

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 Darussalam or United Arab Emirates?
Brunei Darussalam, at 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd 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.