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

Norway
0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway rank
58th
Singapore rank
60th

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

  • Norway
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 60th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0523 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0239 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0284 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Norway
1970s 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0426 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0395 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0082 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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, Norway or Singapore?
Norway, at 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Norway and Singapore?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 60th 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
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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.