Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
-69.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Yemen
50 % change on previous year
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
41st
Yemen rank
44th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 50 % change on previous year against -69.59 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 119.59 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 42 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -11.5 % change on previous year | 44.87 % change on previous year | 56.38 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.07 % change on previous year | 81.75 % change on previous year | 74.68 % change on previous year | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 24.05 % change on previous year | 20.72 % change on previous year | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 50 % change on previous year against -69.59 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 119.59 % change on previous year, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th 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.