Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 600 % change on previous year against 64.69 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 535.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 9.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 42 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.38 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 26.95 % change on previous year | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | -1.48 % change on previous year | 25 % change on previous year | 26.48 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.92 % change on previous year | 179.17 % change on previous year | 175.25 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 600 % change on previous year against 64.69 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 1997.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 535.31 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1997.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 42 groups.
- 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.