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
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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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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.