North Korea vs Yemen: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- North Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Yemen, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 160th and Yemen ranks 160th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 69.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | North Korea |
| 2000s | 25.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 159.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 133.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 261.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 260.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, North Korea or Yemen?
- North Korea, at 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Yemen as of 2010.
- What is the difference in arms imports between North Korea and Yemen?
- 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
- How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for arms imports?
- North Korea ranks 160th and Yemen 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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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.