Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1961 | 1.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 1.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 2.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +42.6% |
| 1964 | 3.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +33.0% |
| 1965 | 2.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 2.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -20.7% |
| 1967 | 2.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 2.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 2.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 3.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 3.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 2.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 1.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 2.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 3.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +58.5% |
| 1979 | 3.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 2.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 3.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 2.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -24.3% |
| 1983 | 2.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 2.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 2.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 3.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 3.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 2.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +31.1% |
| 1991 | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 2.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 1.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 1.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +74.1% |
| 2012 | 2.56 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 1.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 2.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 1.99 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.67 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -50.7% |
| 2021 | 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 4.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +214.7% |
| 2023 | 7.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +73.7% |
| 2024 | 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.97 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 7 Republic of Korea 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 8 Australia 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 9 Pakistan 982.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 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
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 10,485 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8.83 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.