High income vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

High income
12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
High income rank
6th
Kuwait rank
5th

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

  • High income
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in High income, a difference of 90.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 8.3 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

High income ranks 6th 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 High income Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 13.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 81.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1970s 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 157.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 144.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1980s 13.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 92.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1990s 12.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 289.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 8.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 22.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2010s 8.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 38.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2020s 11.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 170.97 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, High income or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between High income and Kuwait?
90.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kuwait?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do High income and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
High income ranks 6th 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.