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

Ghana
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
124th
Viet Nam rank
127th

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

  • Ghana
  • Viet Nam
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

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

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Ghana ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 127th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0079 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
1990s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0091 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0083 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ghana

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 Viet Nam?
Ghana, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Viet Nam?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Viet Nam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 127th 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.