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
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.
Individual pages
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.