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
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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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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.