Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 16.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.001 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 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 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 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th 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.