What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?

The highest recorded value was 0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972.

What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.

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

Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

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

Lower middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 53.9%

Rank

15th

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1972

All-time low

0.0004 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 Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 53.9% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Lower middle income ranks 15th 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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0229 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+94.3%
1962	0.0152 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-33.6%
1963	0.0173 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1964	0.0181 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1965	0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+20.9%
1966	0.0342 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+56.7%
1967	0.0364 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1968	0.0291 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1969	0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1970	0.0215 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1971	0.0317 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+47.6%
1972	0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
1973	0.0254 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
1974	0.0144 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.4%
1975	0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1976	0.0123 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1977	0.014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1978	0.0096 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.6%
1979	0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1980	0.0114 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1981	0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1982	0.013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
1983	0.0115 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1984	0.0124 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1985	0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1986	0.0127 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1987	0.0129 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1988	0.0095 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-25.9%
1989	0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1990	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1991	0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
1992	0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-29.6%
1993	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1994	0.0057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1995	0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.3%
1996	0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.9%
1997	0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+42.1%
1998	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-45.7%
1999	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+62.9%
2000	0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
2001	0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2002	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
2003	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2004	0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-28.5%
2005	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-30.4%
2006	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2007	0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2008	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
2009	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2010	0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+45.2%
2011	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2012	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2013	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2014	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-40.0%
2015	0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2016	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2017	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2018	0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
2019	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2020	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2021	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
2022	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2023	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2024	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-53.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0233 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0118 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0364 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0096 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0115 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0093 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

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
18 Myanmar 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Lower middle income

Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 6,446 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 Lower middle income?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.0004 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 Lower middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.0378 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Lower middle income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower middle 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.