Malawi vs OECD members: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2022
OECD members
0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
37th
OECD members rank
34th

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

  • Malawi
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 8.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 34th of 169 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0002 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, Malawi or OECD members?
Malawi, at 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Malawi and OECD members?
0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and OECD members?
17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Malawi and OECD members rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 34th 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.