Lower middle income vs Namibia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Lower middle income
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
15th
Namibia rank
13th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 9.0 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 13th of 42 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2020s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0035 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, Lower middle income or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Namibia?
0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Namibia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Namibia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 15th 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.