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

Malawi
0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Sudan
0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Malawi rank
37th
South Sudan rank
35th

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

  • Malawi
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 169 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Sudan
2010s 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP South Sudan

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 South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Malawi and South Sudan?
0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 35th 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.