Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Eritrea
0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2007
Europe & Central Asia
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eritrea rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia rank
14th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 6.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 169 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0805 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0798 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Eritrea
2000s 0.0448 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0444 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia?
Eritrea, at 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2007.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2007.
How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th 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.