Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Myanmar
73.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
80 % change on previous year
in 2024
Myanmar rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 80 % change on previous year against 73.44 % change on previous year in Myanmar, a difference of 6.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 148 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.64 % change on previous year | -38.8 % change on previous year | 42.44 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 165.47 % change on previous year | 126.76 % change on previous year | 38.71 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 74.18 % change on previous year | 26.38 % change on previous year | 47.8 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 183.08 % change on previous year | 49.55 % change on previous year | 133.53 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 90.37 % change on previous year | 17.41 % change on previous year | 72.97 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 80 % change on previous year against 73.44 % change on previous year in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 6.56 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd 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.