Afghanistan vs North Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-71.86 % change on previous year
in 2021
North Korea
-75 % change on previous year
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
110th
North Korea rank
113th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -71.86 % change on previous year against -75 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 3.14 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th of 148 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.29 % change on previous year | 74.89 % change on previous year | 54.6 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 41.95 % change on previous year | -18.82 % change on previous year | 60.77 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 32.21 % change on previous year | 69.24 % change on previous year | 37.02 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | -20.67 % change on previous year | -32.79 % change on previous year | 12.12 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 99.79 % change on previous year | -6.67 % change on previous year | 106.45 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 11.96 % change on previous year | -75 % change on previous year | 86.96 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at -71.86 % change on previous year against -75 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 3.14 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and North Korea ranks 113th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.