Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Portugal
-8.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
-14.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Portugal rank
73rd
Saudi Arabia rank
75th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -8.96 % change on previous year against -14.27 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.31 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.1 % change on previous year | 198.45 % change on previous year | 100.36 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 77.77 % change on previous year | 16.08 % change on previous year | 61.69 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1980s | 260.61 % change on previous year | 22.01 % change on previous year | 238.6 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 33.58 % change on previous year | 11.94 % change on previous year | 21.65 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 133.06 % change on previous year | 77.62 % change on previous year | 55.44 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2010s | -2.45 % change on previous year | 23.62 % change on previous year | 26.07 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -31.12 % change on previous year | -21.69 % change on previous year | 9.43 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at -8.96 % change on previous year against -14.27 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.31 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 148 countries.
- 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.