Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
up 526.6%
World rank
141st
of 172 countries
All-time high
23.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0573 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia stood at 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That represents a change of up 526.6% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia peaked at 23.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0573 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 141st of 172 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3204 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 4.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1179.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3615 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -91.2% |
| 1963 | 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +417.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5103 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -72.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9907 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +94.1% |
| 1966 | 1.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +72.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7798 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -54.4% |
| 1968 | 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +107.6% |
| 1969 | 5.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +268.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3844 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.6% |
| 1971 | 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +388.1% |
| 1972 | 7.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +317.7% |
| 1973 | 7.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.219 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -97.0% |
| 1975 | 12.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5592.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4191 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -96.6% |
| 1977 | 0.328 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.8% |
| 1978 | 0.481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +46.7% |
| 1979 | 1.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +193.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4597 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -67.4% |
| 1981 | 1.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +128.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6584 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -37.2% |
| 1983 | 10.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1522.5% |
| 1984 | 23.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +115.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2392 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -99.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2008 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1311 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.7% |
| 1988 | 1.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +806.2% |
| 1989 | 6.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +477.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4007 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -94.2% |
| 1991 | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +442.8% |
| 1992 | 1.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.0% |
| 1993 | 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +85.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -39.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9775 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +286.9% |
| 1998 | 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 1.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -73.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +52.0% |
| 2001 | 6.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +288.0% |
| 2002 | 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4333 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -87.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4273 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +196.0% |
| 2007 | 5.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +333.4% |
| 2008 | 2.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -54.1% |
| 2009 | 5.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +136.3% |
| 2010 | 5.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 4.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 3.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 3.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3794 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -90.8% |
| 2017 | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +398.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3264 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -82.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4408 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +258.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8791 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9664 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0573 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -94.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +526.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 26% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +5592.6% | 0.219 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1983 | +1522.5% | 0.6584 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1961 | +1179.9% | 0.3204 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1988 | +806.2% | 0.1311 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3204 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.219 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1311 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 23.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4007 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4273 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3264 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7684 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0573 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 138 Gabon 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 139 Palestine 0.3872 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 140 Ethiopia 0.3635 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 142 Mexico 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 143 Guatemala 0.331 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 144 Uganda 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Colombia
- 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)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 22.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Colombia was 0.3593 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0573 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 141st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.