Sub-Saharan Africa vs Suriname: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Suriname
0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th
Suriname rank
19th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Suriname
00.010.020.03196019922024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 19th of 42 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0123 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0085 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Suriname

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Suriname rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 19th of 42 groups.
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.