India vs Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

India
1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Korea
1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
India rank
4th
Korea rank
7th

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

  • India
  • Korea
02.0B4.0B6.0B196019922024

How they compare

India currently reports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 159.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 4th and Korea ranks 7th of 172 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 327.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 700.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
1970s 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 558.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 952.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
1980s 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India
1990s 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 21.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
2000s 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 653.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
2010s 3.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India
2020s 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, India or Korea?
India, at 1.17 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 India and Korea?
159.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Korea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
India ranks 4th and Korea ranks 7th of 172 countries.
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.