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

High income ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

High income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 11.3%

Rank

30th

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1964

All-time low

0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2012

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in High income, 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 High income stood at 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in High income peaked at 0.012 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 2012.

High income ranks 30th 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 High income, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in High income, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1962	0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1963	0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
1964	0.012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+28.7%
1965	0.0097 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1966	0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
1967	0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1968	0.0057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1969	0.0064 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1970	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.6%
1971	0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1972	0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
1973	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1974	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1975	0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1976	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1977	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1978	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1979	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-28.4%
1980	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1981	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1982	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1983	0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1984	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1985	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1986	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1987	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1988	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1989	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1990	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1991	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1992	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1993	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1994	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
1995	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1996	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1997	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+27.9%
1998	0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1999	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.6%
2000	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.5%
2001	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2002	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2003	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
2004	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2005	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2006	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
2007	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2008	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2009	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2010	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2011	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2012	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2013	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2014	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2015	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
2016	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2017	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2018	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
2019	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2020	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2021	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2022	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
2023	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.0%
2024	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0008 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	0.0004 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	0.0003 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	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near High income

27 Slovakia 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
28 Malta 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
29 Belarus 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
30 Kazakhstan 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
31 Brunei Darussalam 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
32 Serbia 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
33 United Arab Emirates 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for High income

Arms imports 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 33,585 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 High income?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in High income was 0.0002 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 High income?: The highest recorded value was 0.012 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 High income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does High income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: High income ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in High income?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this High income 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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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.