Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
Change on year
down 41.9%
Rank
27th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2017
All-time low
810.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1977
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
In 2024, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2017 and was at its lowest, 810.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1977.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1961 | 2.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -33.1% |
| 1962 | 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 1.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -38.4% |
| 1964 | 1.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +58.7% |
| 1965 | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 1.67 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.60 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 1.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 1.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 810.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 994.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 2.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +140.7% |
| 1980 | 2.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -49.8% |
| 1983 | 2.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 1.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -32.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 2.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 1.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +47.3% |
| 1996 | 3.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 2.99 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -66.3% |
| 1999 | 3.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +207.0% |
| 2000 | 2.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 3.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 3.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 3.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 4.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 4.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 3.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 3.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 1.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 3.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +87.1% |
| 2012 | 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 3.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 3.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 4.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 2.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 1.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 2.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 1.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 810.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 Türkiye 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 25 Netherlands 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 26 Norway 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 27 Singapore 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 28 Slovakia 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 29 Romania 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 30 Germany 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4124 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.99 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 94.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 20,551 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2017.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 810.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 1977.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.