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

Sweden
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden rank
130th
Viet Nam rank
127th

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

  • Sweden
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

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

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Sweden ranks 130th and Viet Nam ranks 127th of 169 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
1990s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0096 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Viet Nam

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, Sweden or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Sweden and Viet Nam?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Sweden ranks 130th and Viet Nam ranks 127th 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.