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

Botswana
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
63rd
Zimbabwe rank
65th

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

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
00.010.020.03196019922024

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 Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.0105 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0077 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Botswana, at 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 65th 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.