Republic of Korea vs Philippines: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Philippines
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Republic of Korea rank
66th
Philippines rank
67th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Philippines
00.050.10.150.2196019922024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Philippines, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 67th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0809 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0756 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1970s 0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0069 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0149 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1980s 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
2000s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
2010s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
2020s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Philippines

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, Republic of Korea or Philippines?
Republic of Korea, at 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Philippines?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Philippines?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Republic of Korea and Philippines rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 67th 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.