Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Saudi Arabia
0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
49th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 51st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 49th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0466 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0404 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0144 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0091 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0123 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0109 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

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, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Saudi Arabia ranks 51st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 49th 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.