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
00.010.020.030.040.05196219932024

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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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.