Republic of Korea vs Zimbabwe: 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
Zimbabwe
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
66th
Zimbabwe rank
65th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Zimbabwe
00.050.10.150.2196019922024

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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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, Republic of 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 Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Republic of 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 Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Republic of 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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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.