Kuwait vs Myanmar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Myanmar
0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
15th
Myanmar rank
18th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Myanmar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 18th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0317 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1970s 0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1980s 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0157 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1990s 0.0225 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0537 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0312 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2000s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2010s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2020s 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Kuwait

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, Kuwait or Myanmar?
Kuwait, at 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Myanmar?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Myanmar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Myanmar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 18th 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.