Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled was 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Upper middle income peaked at 16.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1963.
That places Upper middle income 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 14.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.67 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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, Kingdom of 848.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 13 United Kingdom 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 14 Greece 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 10.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 25.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 10.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Upper middle income?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled in Upper middle income was 8.06 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1978.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1963.
- How does Upper middle income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.