What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1964.

What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2018.

How does Europe & Central Asia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia

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

Europe & Central Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 17.1%

Rank

14th

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2018

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0176 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0143 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1962	0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1963	0.0182 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
1964	0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+24.7%
1965	0.0175 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-23.1%
1966	0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
1967	0.0113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1968	0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1969	0.0115 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1970	0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
1971	0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1972	0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1973	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
1974	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1975	0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1976	0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1977	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
1978	0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1979	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.4%
1980	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1981	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1982	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1983	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1984	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1985	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1986	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
1987	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1988	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1989	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1990	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1991	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1992	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1993	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1994	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1995	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-35.4%
1996	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1997	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1998	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+42.5%
1999	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
2000	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2001	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2002	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.2%
2003	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
2004	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.7%
2005	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2006	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2007	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
2008	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.2%
2009	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
2010	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
2011	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2012	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2013	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2014	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2015	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2016	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2017	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2018	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2019	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2020	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2021	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2022	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+72.8%
2023	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2024	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+17.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0149 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

11 Haiti 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
12 Afghanistan 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia

Arms imports 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 774.37 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 719.05 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 21,931 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 Europe & Central Asia?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia was 0.0005 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 Europe & Central Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0227 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1964.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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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.