IDA total vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
IDA total
1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
IDA total rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- IDA total
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in IDA total, a difference of 29.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 17.5 times IDA total's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 43 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 48.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 46.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 5.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 118.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 112.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 207.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 201.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 130.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 128.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 81.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 79.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 67.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 65.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, IDA total or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
- 29.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.