Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs South Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 16.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 42 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | South Sudan |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
- 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and South Sudan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 42 groups.
- 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.