Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,241.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
Malawi ranks 37th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -92.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +540.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +59.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -90.0% |
| 1988 | 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +71.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +181.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -36.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | +118.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0036 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 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 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 34 Burkina Faso 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 South Sudan 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Poland 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Tunisia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Estonia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Kosovo 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,587 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,241.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.