Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,000 % change on previous year against 64.69 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 935.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 15.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 148 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 300 % change on previous year | -16.6 % change on previous year | 316.6 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 85.6 % change on previous year | 17.77 % change on previous year | 67.83 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 146.38 % change on previous year | 4.73 % change on previous year | 141.65 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 181.24 % change on previous year | 16.06 % change on previous year | 165.18 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | 16.67 % change on previous year | -0.2785 % change on previous year | 16.95 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 460.53 % change on previous year | 20.41 % change on previous year | 440.12 % change on previous year | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Botswana, at 1,000 % change on previous year against 64.69 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 935.31 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.