Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of) is 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1981.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 160th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0025 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0023 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0899 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0539 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1529 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7215 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2414 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9467 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.702 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3698 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.5492 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 157 Peru 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 158 Côte d’Ivoire 0.0939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 159 Cameroon 0.0705 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 161 Zambia 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 162 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 163 Sudan 0.0396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -83.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 7.0% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 148,662 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 17.5% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 167.47 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 30,186 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.0511 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 China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1981.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 160th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.