Malta vs Middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Malta
0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle income
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta rank
28th
Middle income rank
26th

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

  • Malta
  • Middle income
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196019922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malta's figure about 7.0 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle income ahead.

Malta ranks 28th and Middle income ranks 26th of 169 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0187 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0154 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle income
1980s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0091 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0083 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle income
1990s 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle income
2000s 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Middle income
2010s 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malta
2020s 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Malta

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, Malta or Middle income?
Malta, at 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Malta and Middle income?
0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle income?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malta and Middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Malta ranks 28th and Middle income ranks 26th 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.