Australia vs Botswana: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
64th
Botswana rank
63rd

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

  • Australia
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 63rd of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana

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, Australia or Botswana?
Botswana, at 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Australia and Botswana?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
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.