Kuwait vs Viet Nam: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Kuwait
1.21 % change on previous year
in 2024
Viet Nam
5.45 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait rank
60th
Viet Nam rank
58th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 5.45 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 4.24 % change on previous year.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 4.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 60th and Viet Nam ranks 58th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.48 % change on previous year | 94.58 % change on previous year | 39.1 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 34.68 % change on previous year | 120.2 % change on previous year | 85.52 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | -26.66 % change on previous year | 12.2 % change on previous year | 38.86 % change on previous year | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 82.14 % change on previous year | -2.09 % change on previous year | 84.23 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 67.03 % change on previous year | 58.83 % change on previous year | 8.2 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 175.19 % change on previous year | 72.41 % change on previous year | 102.78 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.42 % change on previous year | -44.39 % change on previous year | 68.82 % 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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 5.45 % 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 Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 4.24 % change on previous year, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Viet Nam rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 60th and Viet Nam ranks 58th 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.