Italy vs United Kingdom: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Italy
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Italy rank
113th
United Kingdom rank
115th

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

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 115th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Italy
1970s 0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Italy
1980s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1990s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 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 United Kingdom

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, Italy or United Kingdom?
Italy, at 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Italy and United Kingdom?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Italy ranks 113th and United Kingdom ranks 115th 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.