Least developed countries vs Namibia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Least developed countries
0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Namibia
0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
11th
Namibia rank
13th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 7.7 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Least developed countries ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 13th of 42 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 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, Least developed countries or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Least developed countries and Namibia?
0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Least developed countries and Namibia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Least developed countries ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 13th 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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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.