Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: 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 26.1%
World rank
115th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 1969
All-time low
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 147.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places United Kingdom 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +292.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +472.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0218 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +70.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -97.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +121.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +86.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +52.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +147.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -50.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +649.3% |
| 1992 | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -51.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +619.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -76.5% |
| 2005 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -86.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +1034.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +96.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +104.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +248.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -56.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +68.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -49.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1034.9% | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | +649.3% | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +619.1% | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP |
| 1967 | +472.7% | 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 112 Egypt 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Italy 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Mongolia 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Bangladesh 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Angola 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
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- Arms imports 609.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 36.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1969.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- United Kingdom ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.