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

Ethiopia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
86th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0175 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0455 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0356 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0173 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0183 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0135 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0191 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2016.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 86th 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.