What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1960.

What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): 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

down 43.4%

Rank

41st

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024

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

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 41st out of 42 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0283 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1962	0.0272 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1963	0.0155 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.1%
1964	0.0213 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+37.4%
1965	0.0172 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1966	0.017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1967	0.0166 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1968	0.0157 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1969	0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.0%
1970	0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
1974	0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-53.2%
1975	0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1976	0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1977	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.4%
1978	0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+26.4%
1979	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+107.9%
1980	0.0069 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1981	0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1982	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-52.2%
1983	0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+59.2%
1984	0.0039 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1985	0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.0%
1986	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1987	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1988	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1989	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1990	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1991	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1992	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1993	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1994	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1995	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1996	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1997	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1998	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-63.1%
1999	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+178.7%
2000	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2001	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2002	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2003	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2004	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2005	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2006	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
2007	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.2%
2008	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
2009	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2010	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-56.1%
2011	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+53.3%
2012	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2013	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2014	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2015	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2016	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2017	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2018	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2019	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.1%
2020	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
2021	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2022	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2023	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2024	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.

Year	Change	From	To
1999	+178.7%	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0207 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0107 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	7
1980s	0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0069 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 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	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

38 Tunisia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
39 Estonia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
40 Kosovo 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
41 Cape Verde 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
43 Cambodia 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
44 Nicaragua 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4124 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.99 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 94.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 20,551 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0373 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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.