Africa Eastern and Southern vs Burkina Faso: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
36th
Burkina Faso rank
34th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Burkina Faso
00.010.020.03196019922024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 11.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 42 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 5 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0134 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0125 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 0.0181 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso?
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso?
29 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Burkina Faso rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.