Ethiopia vs India: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
India
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
89th
India rank
90th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • India
00.050.10.150.2196019922024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 89th and India ranks 90th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0129 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0207 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP India
1970s 0.0481 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0163 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0318 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0331 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0205 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0049 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0069 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP India
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP India

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, Ethiopia or India?
Ethiopia, at 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and India?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 89th and India ranks 90th 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.