Japan vs Nigeria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
100th
Nigeria rank
97th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 97th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 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 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 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 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0002 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 | Japan |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Japan and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 97th 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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About this data
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.