Kuwait vs Lower middle income: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Kuwait
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait, a difference of 2.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 6.0 times Kuwait's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 172 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 190.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 197.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 502.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 67.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 174.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 840.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Kuwait or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Kuwait and Lower middle income?
- 2.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lower middle income?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lower middle income rank globally for arms imports?
- Kuwait ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 19th 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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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.