Denmark vs South Korea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Korea, a difference of 56.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 36th of 174 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 313.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 128.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1970s | 230.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 595.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 364.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1980s | 221.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 890.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 668.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1990s | 97.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2000s | 108.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2010s | 64.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 913.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2020s | 256.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 663.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 406.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Denmark or South Korea?
- Denmark, at 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Denmark and South Korea?
- 56.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for arms imports?
- Denmark ranks 33rd and South Korea ranks 36th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.