Serbia vs Upper middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Serbia
0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Serbia rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
29th

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

  • Serbia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Serbia's figure about 6.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Serbia ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2000s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2010s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Serbia
2020s 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Serbia

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, Serbia or Upper middle income?
Serbia, at 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Serbia and Upper middle income?
0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Upper middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Serbia and Upper middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Serbia ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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.