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

Pakistan
0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Asia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pakistan rank
22nd
South Asia rank
23rd

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

  • Pakistan
  • South Asia
00.020.040.060.080.1196019922024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 9.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Pakistan ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 23rd of 169 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0366 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0177 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1970s 0.0346 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0201 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1980s 0.0215 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0098 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2010s 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2020s 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 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 South Asia?
Pakistan, at 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Pakistan and South Asia?
0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Asia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and South Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Pakistan ranks 22nd and South Asia 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.