China vs Malaysia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

China
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malaysia
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
China rank
163rd
Malaysia rank
161st

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

  • China
  • Malaysia
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 163rd and Malaysia ranks 161st of 169 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0095 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0196 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1970s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0187 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0185 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1980s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
1990s 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2000s 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2010s 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia
2020s 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malaysia

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, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between China and Malaysia?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do China and Malaysia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 163rd and Malaysia ranks 161st 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.