Ghana vs Kenya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
124th
Kenya rank
121st

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

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 124th and Kenya ranks 121st of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0136 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0097 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0108 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0085 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya

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, Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Kenya?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 124th and Kenya ranks 121st 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.