Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
Change on year
up 13.1%
Rank
13th
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
All-time low
300.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1977
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024 and was at its lowest, 300.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1977.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 662.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1961 | 386.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -41.7% |
| 1962 | 308.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 598.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +94.2% |
| 1964 | 847.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +41.6% |
| 1965 | 743.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 599.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 756.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.2% |
| 1968 | 691.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 942.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +36.3% |
| 1970 | 647.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -31.3% |
| 1971 | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +96.8% |
| 1972 | 1.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 896.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -27.0% |
| 1974 | 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +58.3% |
| 1975 | 693.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -51.1% |
| 1976 | 363.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -47.6% |
| 1977 | 300.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 989.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +229.7% |
| 1979 | 917.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 487.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -46.9% |
| 1981 | 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +50.1% |
| 1982 | 483.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -33.9% |
| 1983 | 477.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 549.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 678.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | +23.5% |
| 1986 | 472.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -30.4% |
| 1987 | 1.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +202.8% |
| 1988 | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -37.5% |
| 1990 | 1.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 2.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 2.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 2.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 2.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 1.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 911.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 702.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 493.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 1.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +162.5% |
| 2006 | 988.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 814.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +109.3% |
| 2012 | 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +27.2% |
| 2013 | 1.48 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 2.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 657.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -64.4% |
| 2021 | 1.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 3.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +213.4% |
| 2023 | 5.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +53.4% |
| 2024 | 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 653.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 308.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 942.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 872.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 300.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 795.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 472.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 999.35 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 493.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 814.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 657.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 10 Japan 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 12 Bahrain 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 14 Greece 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 15 Hungary 604.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 16,317 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 1977.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.