Pakistan vs Rwanda: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Pakistan
0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Pakistan rank
22nd
Rwanda rank
23rd

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

  • Pakistan
  • Rwanda
00.020.040.060.080.1196019922024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

Pakistan ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0243 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0293 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1970s 0.0351 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0323 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1980s 0.0205 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0187 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0079 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2010s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2020s 0.0047 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan

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, Pakistan or Rwanda?
Pakistan, at 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Pakistan and Rwanda?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Rwanda?
37 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Rwanda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Pakistan ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 23rd 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.