Germany vs Spain: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Germany
2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Spain
3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Germany rank
82nd
Spain rank
80th

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

  • Germany
  • Spain
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Germany, a difference of 0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 80th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 32.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 26.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Germany
1970s 17.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain
1980s 4.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 20.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain
1990s 5.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain
2000s 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain
2010s 1.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain
2020s 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4881 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Germany or Spain?
Spain, at 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Germany and Spain?
0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Germany ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 80th of 172 countries.
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.