European Union vs Ukraine: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

European Union
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ukraine
0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
European Union rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st

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

  • European Union
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.0271 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 86.7 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 2 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Ukraine Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ukraine
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0139 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0137 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ukraine

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, European Union or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between European Union and Ukraine?
0.0271 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Ukraine?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do European Union and Ukraine rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
European Union ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 2 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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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.