Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Saudi Arabia
-14.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Spain
-16.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
75th
Spain rank
76th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -14.27 % change on previous year against -16.85 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 2.58 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 75th and Spain ranks 76th of 148 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198.45 % change on previous year | 72.8 % change on previous year | 125.65 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 16.08 % change on previous year | 31.13 % change on previous year | 15.05 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1980s | 22.01 % change on previous year | 46.67 % change on previous year | 24.66 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.13 % change on previous year | 38.52 % change on previous year | 23.4 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2000s | 138.29 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 136.54 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 20.05 % change on previous year | -5.41 % change on previous year | 25.46 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -8.35 % change on previous year | 42.45 % change on previous year | 50.79 % change on previous year | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Saudi Arabia, at -14.27 % change on previous year against -16.85 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 2.58 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th and Spain ranks 76th 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.