Madagascar vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Madagascar
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2020
South Africa
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Madagascar rank
139th
South Africa rank
138th

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

  • Madagascar
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 138th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0242 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0201 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0074 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0029 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 Madagascar
1990s 0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Madagascar

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, Madagascar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Madagascar and South Africa?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1996.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Madagascar ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 138th 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.