Namibia vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Namibia
0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Qatar
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia rank
13th
Qatar rank
10th

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

  • Namibia
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Qatar ahead.

Namibia ranks 13th and Qatar ranks 10th of 169 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar

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, Namibia or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Qatar?
0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Qatar?
13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 13th and Qatar 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.