Japan vs Latvia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latvia
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
100th
Latvia rank
101st

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

  • Japan
  • Latvia
00.0050.010.0150.02196019922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latvia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.

Japan ranks 100th and Latvia ranks 101st of 169 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Latvia

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, Japan or Latvia?
Japan, at 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Japan and Latvia?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 100th and Latvia ranks 101st 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.