Latin America & Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate

Latin America & Caribbean
67.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
600 % change on previous year
in 1997
Latin America & Caribbean rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
4th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 600 % change on previous year against 67.27 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 532.73 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 8.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 42 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -2.62 % change on previous year -33.33 % change on previous year 30.71 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
1980s -1.33 % change on previous year 25 % change on previous year 26.33 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 6.17 % change on previous year 179.17 % change on previous year 173 % 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 or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 600 % change on previous year against 67.27 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 1997.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
532.73 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1997.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,862 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.