OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
OECD members
26.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
600 % change on previous year
in 1997
OECD members rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
4th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- OECD members
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 600 % change on previous year against 26.58 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 573.42 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 22.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 42 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.93 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 56.26 % change on previous year | OECD members |
| 1980s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 25 % change on previous year | 22.74 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 179.17 % change on previous year | 177.39 % 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, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 600 % change on previous year against 26.58 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 1997.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 573.42 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1997.
- How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- OECD members ranks 7th 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.