Malawi vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Somalia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 72.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Somalia |
| 1980s | 9.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 44.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Somalia |
| 1990s | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 2020s | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for arms imports?
- Malawi ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.