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
0200400600196119922024

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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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.