Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 21.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th of 42 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0164 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Tonga ranks 6th 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.