Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 9.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 169 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0171 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0239 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.