Jamaica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica rank
73rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
75th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
00.010.020.03196219932024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Jamaica ranks 73rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0249 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0225 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0189 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0178 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Jamaica

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, Jamaica or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Jamaica, at 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
13 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th 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.