Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador is 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1963.
El Salvador ranks 167th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1964 | 500,000 SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1965 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1969 | 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -41.7% |
| 1970 | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +85.7% |
| 1971 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -92.3% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +2800.0% |
| 1975 | 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +58.6% |
| 1976 | 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -58.7% |
| 1977 | 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -47.4% |
| 1978 | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -70.0% |
| 1979 | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +266.7% |
| 1980 | 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -58.3% |
| 1982 | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +540.0% |
| 1983 | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -34.4% |
| 1984 | 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +209.5% |
| 1985 | 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -35.4% |
| 1986 | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -88.1% |
| 1991 | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +320.0% |
| 1992 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -81.0% |
| 1993 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 6.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +212.5% |
| 2000 | 10.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +68.0% |
| 2001 | 14.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -47.4% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -70.0% |
| 2009 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +2000.0% |
| 2015 | 14.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -31.7% |
| 2016 | 7.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -87.0% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | -100.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +2800.0% | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values |
| 2014 | +2000.0% | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values |
| 1982 | +540.0% | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.07 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7 |
| 1970s | 13.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.47 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in El Salvador was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 1984.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values in 1963.
- How does El Salvador rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.