Korea vs OECD members: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Korea
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 10.86 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes OECD members's figure about 11.8 times Korea's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 6th of 173 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 327.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 1970s | 558.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 1980s | 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.64 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 1990s | 1.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 2000s | 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 2010s | 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
| 2020s | 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Korea or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Korea and OECD members?
- 10.86 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD members?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Korea and OECD members rank globally for arms imports?
- Korea ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 6th of 173 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.