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

Low income ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Low 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

down 54.6%

Rank

32nd

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1968

All-time low

0.0002 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 Low income, 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 Low income is 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.6% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Low income ranks 32nd of 42 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0368 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-64.2%
1962	0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+64.9%
1963	0.0201 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1964	0.0246 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1965	0.0205 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1966	0.0891 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+335.2%
1967	0.1119 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1968	0.113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1969	0.0761 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.6%
1970	0.0892 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1971	0.0985 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1972	0.0746 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1973	0.1111 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+48.8%
1974	0.1025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1975	0.056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-45.4%
1977	0.0423 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1978	0.0443 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1979	0.0401 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1980	0.0385 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1981	0.0326 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1982	0.0398 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1983	0.0389 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1984	0.0333 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1985	0.0384 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
1986	0.0357 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1987	0.0359 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1988	0.0348 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1989	0.0318 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1990	0.0224 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
1997	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-86.2%
1998	0.0063 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+102.6%
1999	0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2000	0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
2002	0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+55.3%
2003	0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-40.9%
2004	0.0056 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+41.1%
2005	0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-42.3%
2006	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-57.3%
2008	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+68.8%
2009	0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2010	0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+67.9%
2011	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2012	0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2013	0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-28.6%
2014	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-56.3%
2015	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
2016	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+33.6%
2018	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.0%
2019	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2020	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
2022	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-55.4%
2023	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2024	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-54.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0527 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0132 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0732 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0401 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.1111 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
1980s	0.036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0318 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0398 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0092 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0224 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	4
2000s	0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0067 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	8
2010s	0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
2020s	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Low income

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
34 Burkina Faso 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
35 South Sudan 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Low income

Arms imports 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1887 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 141.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.46 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0154 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.31 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 537.52 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Low income?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Low 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 Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.113 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1968.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Low income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Low income ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low 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.