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
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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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.