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

Italy ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 210.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Italy: 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

down 13.4%

World rank

113th

of 169 countries

All-time high

0.0203 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1999

Years of data

1960–2024

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 210.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Italy peaked at 0.0203 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 1999.

Italy ranks 113th of 169 countries 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Italy, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0097 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1962	0.0169 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+84.7%
1963	0.0203 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
1964	0.0173 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1965	0.0104 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-40.2%
1966	0.0054 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-48.3%
1967	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-76.3%
1968	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+69.0%
1969	0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+182.4%
1970	0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1971	0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+46.6%
1972	0.0121 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+37.3%
1973	0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-52.2%
1974	0.0056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1975	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
1976	0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
1977	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
1978	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1979	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.6%
1980	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
1981	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-69.5%
1982	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+88.3%
1983	0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1984	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1985	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
1986	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.8%
1987	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1988	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1989	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1990	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.6%
1991	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
1992	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1993	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+35.4%
1994	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1995	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+56.9%
1996	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1997	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+95.7%
1998	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-89.4%
1999	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-54.7%
2000	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1113.9%
2001	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
2002	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2003	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+91.7%
2004	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.0%
2005	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-69.2%
2006	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+155.7%
2007	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2008	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-68.7%
2009	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-35.3%
2010	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2011	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+171.3%
2012	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
2013	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-63.4%
2014	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+77.2%
2015	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+119.8%
2016	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+202.9%
2017	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2018	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-63.6%
2019	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.7%
2020	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2021	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2022	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
2023	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+85.8%
2024	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0203 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0121 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Italy

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111 Honduras 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
112 Egypt 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
114 Mongolia 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
115 United Kingdom 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
116 Bangladesh 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

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More public sector data for Italy

Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 124,892 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 Italy?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Italy 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 Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.0203 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1999.
How does Italy rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Italy ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 210.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy 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.