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

Ethiopia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
89th
Uganda rank
87th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda 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 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Uganda ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 87th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0142 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0148 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0266 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0229 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0226 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0074 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0097 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Uganda
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, 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 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Uganda?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
38 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 89th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.