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
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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About this data
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.