Lower middle income vs Myanmar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Lower middle income
0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Myanmar
0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
15th
Myanmar rank
18th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 6.8 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 18th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0233 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0292 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0059 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1970s 0.0187 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1980s 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0101 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1990s 0.0044 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0537 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0493 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2000s 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0117 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0095 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2010s 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2020s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar

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, Lower middle income or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Myanmar?
0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Myanmar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Myanmar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 18th 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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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.