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

Sri Lanka
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
133rd
Sweden rank
130th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 133rd and Sweden ranks 130th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0122 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0109 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sweden
1970s 0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sweden

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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 133rd and Sweden ranks 130th 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.