Kuwait vs Namibia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kuwait rank
15th
Namibia rank
13th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0106 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Namibia?
- 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Namibia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Namibia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 13th 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.