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
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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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.