Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia
Bolivia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia peaked at 9.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2024.
That places Bolivia 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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), per capita in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5185 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.0% |
| 1963 | 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +95.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4971 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4866 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2381 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.1% |
| 1967 | 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1269.7% |
| 1968 | 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2228 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -94.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4357 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +95.6% |
| 1971 | 0.426 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +486.7% |
| 1973 | 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.4% |
| 1974 | 4.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 3.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 3.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1859 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.9% |
| 1978 | 2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +975.0% |
| 1979 | 9.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +362.1% |
| 1980 | 6.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -26.7% |
| 1981 | 4.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -29.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3323 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.0% |
| 1985 | 2.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +744.2% |
| 1986 | 2.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +257.9% |
| 1989 | 9.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 1.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -84.0% |
| 1992 | 3.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +122.7% |
| 1993 | 2.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -37.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 0.254 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +318.9% |
| 2000 | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +107.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5524 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -80.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1068 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9452 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +784.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2065 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3045 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4992 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +63.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0982 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -80.3% |
| 2011 | 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2359.8% |
| 2012 | 1.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -52.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0936 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -91.8% |
| 2014 | 4.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4429.5% |
| 2016 | 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 0.617 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -74.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1738 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -71.8% |
| 2019 | 2.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1576.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -100.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. (41 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4429.5% | 0.0936 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2011 | +2359.8% | 0.0982 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2019 | +1576.3% | 0.1738 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1967 | +1269.7% | 0.2381 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1978 | +975.0% | 0.1859 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2006 | +784.8% | 0.1068 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.9452 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2228 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1859 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3323 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.254 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6164 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1068 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0936 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 164 Madagascar 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 166 Yemen 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Djibouti 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Gambia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Liberia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Nepal 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Bolivia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Bolivia was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.