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

Botswana
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Singapore
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
63rd
Singapore rank
60th

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

  • Botswana
  • Singapore
00.020.040.060.08196519942024

How they compare

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

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Singapore ahead.

Botswana ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 60th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0229 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0188 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
1980s 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0158 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0083 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 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, Botswana or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Singapore?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Singapore?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Singapore rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 60th 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.