Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Somalia
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
86th
Somalia rank
85th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 85th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0175 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.2181 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.2007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 0.014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0843 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0703 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.0194 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0191 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Somalia

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, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 85th 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.