Laos vs Yemen: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Laos rank
75th
Yemen rank
77th

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

  • Laos
  • Yemen
00.020.040.06198420042024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Yemen, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 77th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0157 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0083 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Laos

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, Laos or Yemen?
Laos, at 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Laos and Yemen?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 75th and Yemen ranks 77th 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.