What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Early-demographic dividend?

The highest recorded value was 0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972.

What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Early-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Early-demographic dividend rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?

Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend

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

Early-demographic dividend: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 41.9%

Rank

16th

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1972

All-time low

0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2024

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 Early-demographic dividend is 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 41.9% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Early-demographic dividend 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0228 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
1963	0.0223 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1964	0.0233 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1965	0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1966	0.0318 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
1967	0.0323 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1968	0.0323 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1969	0.0326 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1970	0.0283 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1971	0.0359 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
1972	0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1973	0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1974	0.0246 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-28.7%
1975	0.0219 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1976	0.021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1977	0.0254 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1978	0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1979	0.0134 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.9%
1980	0.0123 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1981	0.0126 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1982	0.0137 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1983	0.0115 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1984	0.0094 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1985	0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1986	0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
1987	0.0104 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1988	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.7%
1989	0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1990	0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1991	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1992	0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1993	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1994	0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1995	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1996	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1997	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+26.7%
1998	0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1999	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2000	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.8%
2001	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2002	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
2003	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
2004	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2005	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.9%
2006	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2007	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2008	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2009	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2010	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2011	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2012	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2013	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2014	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2015	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2016	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2017	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2018	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
2019	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2020	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2021	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2022	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2023	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2024	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-41.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0267 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0192 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0326 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0263 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0134 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0137 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

13 Namibia 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
14 Kyrgyzstan 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
15 Kuwait 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
16 Cyprus 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
17 Eritrea 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
18 Myanmar 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
19 Suriname 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend

Arms imports 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,224 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 Early-demographic dividend?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Early-demographic dividend was 0.0004 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 Early-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 0.037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Early-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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.