Kenya vs Thailand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Kenya
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
121st
Thailand rank
122nd

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

  • Kenya
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Thailand, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Thailand ahead.

Kenya ranks 121st and Thailand ranks 122nd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0188 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Thailand
1970s 0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0164 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Thailand
1980s 0.0098 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Thailand
2000s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Thailand
2020s 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 Thailand

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, Kenya or Thailand?
Kenya, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Thailand?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 121st and Thailand ranks 122nd 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.