New Zealand vs Norway: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway
0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand rank
55th
Norway rank
58th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
00.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 55th and Norway ranks 58th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0156 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0405 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0249 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
1970s 0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway

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, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Norway?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 55th and Norway ranks 58th 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.