Mauritania vs Other small states: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Mauritania
0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Other small states
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Mauritania rank
8th
Other small states rank
10th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Other small states
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 19.2 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Other small states ahead.

Mauritania ranks 8th and Other small states ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Other small states
2000s 0.0163 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2010s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Other small states
2020s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Mauritania

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, Mauritania or Other small states?
Mauritania, at 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Mauritania and Other small states?
0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Other small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Other small states rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 8th and Other small states ranks 10th 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.