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

South Africa
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Spain
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa rank
138th
Spain rank
135th

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

  • South Africa
  • Spain
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 138th and Spain ranks 135th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0228 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0153 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Spain
1990s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Spain

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, South Africa or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Spain?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
South Africa ranks 138th and Spain ranks 135th 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.