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

Spain
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Spain rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
133rd

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

  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

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

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0069 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Spain
1970s 0.0083 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Spain
1980s 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0001 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 Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

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, Spain or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Spain and Sri Lanka?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Spain ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd 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.