Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Korea
1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Korea rank
7th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Korea
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 7.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.8 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Korea ranks 7th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 2.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 327.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 2.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 558.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 2.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 988.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 529.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.97 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 994.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 4.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
7.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Korea ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.