Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Seychelles: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th
Seychelles rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Seychelles
00.050.10.15196019922024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.0128 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 (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 20.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 42 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0.054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0824 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0284 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1980s 0.0277 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0404 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0153 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0114 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles

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 (IDA & IBRD) or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.0128 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 (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Seychelles?
0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Seychelles rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th 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.