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

Colombia ranks 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Colombia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 452.6%

World rank

147th

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1975

All-time low

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Colombia stood at 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 452.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Colombia 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Colombia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0145 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1071.9%
1962	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-91.7%
1963	0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+446.5%
1964	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-77.2%
1965	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+107.4%
1966	0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+88.7%
1967	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-56.3%
1968	0.0054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+108.5%
1969	0.0188 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+249.4%
1970	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-94.1%
1971	0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+360.2%
1972	0.0197 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+285.5%
1973	0.0158 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1974	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-97.4%
1975	0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5396.3%
1976	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-97.1%
1977	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.0%
1978	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
1979	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+149.8%
1980	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-72.1%
1981	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+114.2%
1982	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-40.0%
1983	0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1571.3%
1984	0.0172 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+123.1%
1985	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-98.8%
1986	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1987	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-36.0%
1988	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+758.0%
1989	0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+484.3%
1990	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-95.1%
1991	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+438.8%
1992	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-57.9%
1993	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+66.1%
1994	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-49.8%
1995	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
1996	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+33.3%
1997	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+258.8%
1998	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1999	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-68.6%
2000	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+33.4%
2001	0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+300.8%
2002	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-35.3%
2003	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2004	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-90.0%
2005	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2006	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+170.0%
2007	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+244.3%
2008	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-60.5%
2009	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+149.4%
2010	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
2011	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-52.1%
2012	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
2013	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2014	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2015	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+50.1%
2016	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-90.3%
2017	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+358.3%
2018	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-83.6%
2019	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+42.3%
2020	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+334.5%
2021	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-52.3%
2022	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2023	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-94.3%
2024	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+452.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0188 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0172 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Colombia

144 Guatemala 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
145 Germany 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
146 Gabon 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
148 Mozambique 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
149 Chile 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
150 United States 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

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More public sector data for Colombia

Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.10 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,715 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 Colombia?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Colombia was 0 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 Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1975.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Colombia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Colombia ranks 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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.