Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP

Myanmar
0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Myanmar rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 8.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 169 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0293 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0191 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1970s 0.022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0121 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0099 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1980s 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0164 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
1990s 0.0673 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0664 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2000s 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2010s 0.0048 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0042 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar
2020s 0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP Myanmar

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, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Myanmar, at 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
Myanmar ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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.