Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Turkmenistan: 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
Turkmenistan
0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th
Turkmenistan rank
5th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0145 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 0.0139 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 22.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 42 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0131 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0145 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 Turkmenistan?
0.0139 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Turkmenistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Turkmenistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 5th 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.