North Korea vs Uruguay: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

North Korea
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2010
Uruguay
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
North Korea rank
160th
Uruguay rank
160th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • North Korea
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uruguay, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 160th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 431.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values 17.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 414.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values North Korea
1970s 597.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 582.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values North Korea
1980s 577.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values 31.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 545.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values North Korea
1990s 146.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 22.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 123.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values North Korea
2000s 20.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values 22.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uruguay
2010s 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, North Korea or Uruguay?
North Korea, at 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in arms imports between North Korea and Uruguay?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Uruguay?
44 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do North Korea and Uruguay rank globally for arms imports?
North Korea ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 160th 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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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
219 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2025
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.