Qatar vs Seychelles: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Qatar
0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Qatar rank
10th
Seychelles rank
7th

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

  • Qatar
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Qatar, a difference of 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.4 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Seychelles ahead.

Qatar ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0824 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0736 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1980s 0.0221 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0404 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0183 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Seychelles

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, Qatar or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Qatar as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Qatar and Seychelles?
0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Seychelles?
14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Qatar and Seychelles rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 10th and Seychelles ranks 7th 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.