OECD members vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

OECD members
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members rank
34th
United Arab Emirates rank
33rd

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

  • OECD members
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 9.7 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

OECD members ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 42 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0221 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

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, OECD members or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do OECD members and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
OECD members ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd 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.