Arab World vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Arab World
10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Arab World rank
7th
Kuwait rank
5th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Arab World
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Arab World, a difference of 92.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 10.0 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Arab World ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 20.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 75.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1970s 53.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 157.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 103.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1980s 60.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 46.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1990s 19.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 282.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 10.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 20.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2010s 20.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 26.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2020s 16.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 166.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Arab World or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Arab World and Kuwait?
92.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kuwait?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Arab World ranks 7th and Kuwait ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.