Europe & Central Asia vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 6.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 42 groups.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0049 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
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, Europe & Central Asia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
- 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 42 groups.
- 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.