Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Botswana
1,000 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
600 % change on previous year
in 1997
Botswana rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
4th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,000 % change on previous year against 600 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 400 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 148 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | -18.08 % change on previous year | -25 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 120.24 % change on previous year | 179.17 % change on previous year | 58.93 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 1,000 % change on previous year against 600 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 400 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1997.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th 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.