Malta vs World: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Malta
0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
World
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malta rank
28th
World rank
28th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP over time
- Malta
- World
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 World, a difference of 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malta's figure about 7.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was World ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and World ranks 28th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | World |
| 1980s | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | World |
| 1990s | 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 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 World?
- Malta, at 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Malta and World?
- 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Malta and World rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Malta ranks 28th and World ranks 28th 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.