Switzerland vs Uruguay: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Switzerland
120 % change on previous year
in 2023
Uruguay
133.33 % change on previous year
in 2022
Switzerland rank
25th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 133.33 % change on previous year against 120 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 13.33 % change on previous year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 148 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -12.33 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year | 61.08 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1970s | -4.64 % change on previous year | 42.85 % change on previous year | 47.49 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 43.48 % change on previous year | 118.82 % change on previous year | 75.34 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 18.18 % change on previous year | 22.23 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5.78 % change on previous year | -60.22 % change on previous year | 66 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 88.89 % change on previous year | 71.14 % change on previous year | 17.75 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 133.33 % change on previous year against 120 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 13.33 % change on previous year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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.