Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 8.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 169 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0589 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0357 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Eritrea, at 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2007.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2007.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.