India vs Post-demographic dividend: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- India
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in India, a difference of 14.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 13.0 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
India ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.19 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.93 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 3.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.56 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, India or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 14.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for arms imports?
- India ranks 4th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 172 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.