Central African Republic vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Central African Republic
0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 11.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic
2020s 0.0089 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0082 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Central African Republic

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, Central African Republic or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Central African Republic, at 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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.