Australia vs Upper middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Australia
159.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
2.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 159.37 % change on previous year against 2.75 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 156.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Australia's figure about 57.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 148 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.32 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | 22.8 % change on previous year | 8.42 % change on previous year | 14.38 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 45.29 % change on previous year | -6.95 % change on previous year | 52.24 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 72.08 % change on previous year | 5.98 % change on previous year | 66.1 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.42 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 24.19 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.74 % change on previous year | 0.6745 % change on previous year | 33.06 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 17.69 % change on previous year | 14.1 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 159.37 % change on previous year against 2.75 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 156.62 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 17th 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.