Burkina Faso vs Low income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Low income rank
32nd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Low income
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.9 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Low income ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Low income ranks 32nd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Low income in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0561 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0548 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1970s 0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0715 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0647 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1980s 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0365 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0329 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
2010s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Low income
2020s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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 Low income?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Low income?
0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Low income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Low income ranks 32nd 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.