Malawi vs Paraguay: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0106 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Paraguay
0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malawi rank
131st
Paraguay rank
129th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0106 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 131st and Paraguay ranks 129th of 170 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1990s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2000s 0.0061 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2010s 0.0058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2020s 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0113 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0106 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Paraguay?
0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 131st and Paraguay ranks 129th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.