Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
In 2024, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income stood at 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
The figure is down 52.6% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income peaked at 9.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2013 and was at its lowest, 968.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.60 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 968.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 16 Kazakhstan 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 17 Belgium 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 18 Kuwait 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 19 Russia 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 20 Brazil 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 21 Italy 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 22 Denmark 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 6,446 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Lower middle income was 3.03 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2013.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 968.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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)
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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.