Kuwait vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Kuwait
1.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia
0 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait rank
60th
Somalia rank
62nd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Somalia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.21 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Somalia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 60th and Somalia ranks 62nd of 148 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -38.25 % change on previous year | -2.02 % change on previous year | 36.23 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 64.43 % change on previous year | -4.48 % change on previous year | 68.92 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -9.54 % change on previous year | 25.39 % change on previous year | 34.92 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | -39.07 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 89.07 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11.51 % change on previous year | -37.5 % change on previous year | 49.01 % 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, Kuwait or Somalia?
- Kuwait, at 1.21 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Somalia?
- 1.21 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 60th and Somalia ranks 62nd 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.