South Korea vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
South Korea
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Korea rank
66th
Zimbabwe rank
65th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0442 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0236 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
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, South Korea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th 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.