East Asia & Pacific vs Malawi: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 10.5 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 37th of 42 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 0.0003 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 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 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, East Asia & Pacific or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?
- 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Malawi rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 37th of 42 groups.
- 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.