Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Eritrea
0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Eritrea rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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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, 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's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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 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?
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 as of 2007.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
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?
6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2007.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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.