Canada vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Canada
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Canada rank
141st
South Africa rank
138th

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

  • Canada
  • South Africa
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 138th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0228 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Canada
1990s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0002 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 South Africa
2020s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa

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, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Canada and South Africa?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Canada ranks 141st and South Africa ranks 138th 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.