India vs Post-demographic dividend: Arms imports

India
1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
15.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
India rank
4th
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd

Arms imports over time

  • India
  • Post-demographic dividend
05.0B10.0B15.0B196019922024

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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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.