Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: 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
Malawi
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
36th
Malawi rank
37th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0015 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 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 10.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 37th of 42 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi

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 Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0015 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 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 37th 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.