Japan vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Japan
2.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait
1.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
59th
Kuwait rank
60th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.09 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.88 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Kuwait ranks 60th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.37 % change on previous year | 55.48 % change on previous year | 42.89 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | -4.92 % change on previous year | 34.68 % change on previous year | 39.61 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 9.34 % change on previous year | -26.66 % change on previous year | 36 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | -3.03 % change on previous year | 47.26 % change on previous year | 50.28 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 30.63 % change on previous year | 28.62 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6.8 % change on previous year | 175.19 % change on previous year | 168.39 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -0.5803 % change on previous year | 24.42 % change on previous year | 25 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 2.09 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.88 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 59th and Kuwait ranks 60th 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.