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

Brunei: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 150.5%
World rank
31st
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.1295 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 1976
Years of data
40
1965–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Brunei, 1965–2024

00.050.10.151965199420241965: 0.044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1966: 0.008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1967: 0.129 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1968: 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1970: 0.028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1971: 0.091 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1972: 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1973: 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1974: 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1975: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1976: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1978: 0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1979: 0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1981: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1982: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1983: 0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1984: 0.008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1986: 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1990: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1996: 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1997: 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP1999: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2001: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2002: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2003: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2004: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2005: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2006: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2009: 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2010: 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2011: 0.012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2012: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2013: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2014: 0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2015: 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2021: 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2023: 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP2024: 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

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 Brunei is 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 150.5% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Brunei peaked at 0.1295 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 1976.

Brunei ranks 31st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Brunei, year by year

Year SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Change
1965 0.0438 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP —
1966 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -82.8%
1967 0.1295 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +1618.8%
1968 0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -95.2%
1970 0.0279 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +349.0%
1971 0.0911 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +226.4%
1972 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -95.9%
1973 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -37.5%
1974 0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +180.1%
1975 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -93.8%
1976 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -100.0%
1978 0.0112 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP —
1979 0.0106 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1981 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -91.9%
1982 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +57.3%
1983 0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +698.1%
1984 0.0079 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -26.7%
1986 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -60.5%
1990 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -78.7%
1991 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -3.9%
1996 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +248.5%
1997 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +79.3%
1998 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -68.3%
1999 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -49.7%
2001 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +29.4%
2002 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -80.7%
2003 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2004 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP —
2005 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP —
2006 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -16.6%
2009 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +3402.7%
2010 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -13.1%
2011 0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +413.5%
2012 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -91.5%
2013 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -21.0%
2014 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +753.7%
2015 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -60.7%
2021 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2023 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP —
2024 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP +150.5%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, 4.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +3402.7% 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
1967 +1618.8% 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.1295 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
2014 +753.7% 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
1983 +698.1% 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0468 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.1295 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 4
1970s 0.0171 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0911 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 9
1980s 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 5
1990s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 6
2000s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 7
2010s 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 6
2020s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 3

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 28 Malta 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 29 Belarus 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 30 Kazakhstan 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 32 Serbia 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 33 United Arab Emirates 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 34 Burkina Faso 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Brunei?
Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Brunei was 0.0018 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 Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 0.1295 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 Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1976.
How does Brunei rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Brunei ranks 31st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brunei 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.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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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
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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.