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

Rwanda
0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Asia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda rank
23rd
South Asia rank
23rd

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

  • Rwanda
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0025 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 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 8.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 23rd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0293 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0163 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1970s 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0169 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0141 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Asia
1980s 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0106 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Asia
1990s 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Asia
2000s 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2010s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Asia
2020s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Rwanda

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, Rwanda or South Asia?
Rwanda, at 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Rwanda and South Asia?
0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Asia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and South Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Rwanda ranks 23rd 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.