How does Arab World rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

Arab World ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Arab World?

Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Arab World

Name: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Arab World
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Arab World: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 32.3%

Rank

3rd

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1967

All-time low

0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Arab World, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Arab World is 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Arab World peaked at 0.154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Arab World 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Arab World, 1961 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0415 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0634 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+52.8%
1963	0.057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1964	0.064 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1965	0.0741 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1966	0.1233 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+66.4%
1967	0.154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+24.8%
1968	0.0962 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.5%
1969	0.0969 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1970	0.0993 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1971	0.0778 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.7%
1972	0.1092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+40.3%
1973	0.1165 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1974	0.0596 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-48.8%
1975	0.0379 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-36.5%
1976	0.0285 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1977	0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+40.2%
1978	0.0431 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1979	0.0318 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.2%
1980	0.0246 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1981	0.0276 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1982	0.0359 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+30.0%
1983	0.0315 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1984	0.0286 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1985	0.0246 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1986	0.0254 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1987	0.0233 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1988	0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-44.8%
1989	0.0127 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1990	0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1991	0.0094 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1992	0.008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1993	0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+38.0%
1994	0.0084 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1995	0.009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1996	0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1997	0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1998	0.0082 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1999	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.1%
2000	0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.5%
2001	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
2002	0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+37.5%
2003	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.2%
2004	0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+44.4%
2005	0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2006	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2007	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.0%
2008	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2009	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
2010	0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2011	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2012	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
2013	0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2014	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2015	0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+47.7%
2016	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
2017	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2018	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.9%
2019	0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2020	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2021	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2022	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
2023	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-35.2%
2024	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0856 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0415 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0644 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0285 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.1165 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0247 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0127 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0359 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0089 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Arab World

1 Ukraine 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
2 Bahrain 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
3 Central African Republic 0.0168 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
4 Micronesia (country) 0.0158 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
5 Turkmenistan 0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
6 Tonga 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Arab World

Arms imports 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -29.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 276.83 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 136.37 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 10,005 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Arab World?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Arab World was 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 0.154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1967.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Arab World rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Arab World ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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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: 18 August 2026

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.