Afghanistan vs Thailand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Afghanistan
-71.86 % change on previous year
in 2021
Thailand
-74.91 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
110th
Thailand rank
112th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -71.86 % change on previous year against -74.91 % change on previous year in Thailand, a difference of 3.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 112th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.29 % change on previous year | 31.63 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 1970s | 41.95 % change on previous year | 40.39 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 32.21 % change on previous year | 31.72 % change on previous year | 0.4886 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -20.67 % change on previous year | 63 % change on previous year | 83.67 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2000s | 99.79 % change on previous year | 126.61 % change on previous year | 26.83 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.7 % change on previous year | 48.74 % change on previous year | 38.03 % change on previous year | Thailand |
| 2020s | -55.62 % change on previous year | -22.47 % change on previous year | 33.14 % change on previous year | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Afghanistan, at -71.86 % change on previous year against -74.91 % change on previous year in Thailand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 3.05 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 112th 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.