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

Burkina Faso
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Malawi rank
37th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 37th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0031 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi

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 Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Malawi 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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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.