Kuwait vs OECD members: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
OECD members
8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
OECD members rank
8th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in OECD members, a difference of 94.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 12.1 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 14.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 81.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 157.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 144.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 94.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 292.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 23.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 41.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 175.46 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, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 94.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 8th 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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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.