Libya vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Libya
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya rank
132nd
Sri Lanka rank
133rd

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

  • Libya
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.150.2196019922024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0269 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0256 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Libya
1970s 0.1207 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.1141 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Libya
1980s 0.0219 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0156 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Libya
1990s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Libya
2020s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Libya

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, Libya or Sri Lanka?
Libya, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Libya and Sri Lanka?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd 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.