Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 71.0%
Rank
9th
of 42 groups
All-time high
0.1349 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
64
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 71.0% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1349 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0308 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 1962 | 0.065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +44.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0608 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0614 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0739 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1293 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +75.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1349 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0973 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1253 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1313 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0875 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0745 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0528 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0647 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0622 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0424 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0353 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0372 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0403 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0286 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0157 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0137 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +87.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +44.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +59.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.1349 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.084 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.1313 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0403 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 6 Tonga 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Seychelles 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Mauritania 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Qatar 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More public sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -69.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 78.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0266 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 58.47 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 453.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 5,336 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0006 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1349 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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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- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.