Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 762.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 311.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait, a difference of 451.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 174 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 849.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 806.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 172.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 190.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 504.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 856.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 351.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 43.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 821.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 778.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 186.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 875.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 565.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 581.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 762.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 311.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 451.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.