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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ukraine
0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
4th
Ukraine rank
1st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Ukraine
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 22.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 1st of 42 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Ukraine Difference Ahead
2010s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0139 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Ukraine

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 or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Ukraine?
0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Ukraine?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Ukraine rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th and Ukraine ranks 1st 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.