Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Nicaragua
0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Trinidad and Tobago
0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
44th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
42nd

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 42nd of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.0074 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0293 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0288 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

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, Nicaragua or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?
9 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
How do Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 42nd 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.