Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
up 12.4%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
All-time low
1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1977
Years of data
57
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 158.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1977.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -42.9% |
| 1962 | 2.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +90.2% |
| 1964 | 6.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +38.8% |
| 1965 | 5.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 4.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -20.9% |
| 1967 | 5.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +23.9% |
| 1968 | 4.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 6.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 4.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.4% |
| 1971 | 8.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +93.6% |
| 1972 | 7.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 5.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -28.2% |
| 1974 | 8.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +55.9% |
| 1975 | 4.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.8% |
| 1976 | 2.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -48.4% |
| 1977 | 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 5.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +224.8% |
| 1979 | 5.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -47.6% |
| 1981 | 3.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +48.1% |
| 1982 | 2.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.8% |
| 1983 | 2.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 3.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 2.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 7.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +198.4% |
| 1988 | 8.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 4.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.4% |
| 1990 | 5.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 6.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 8.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +47.6% |
| 1993 | 11.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 8.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 12.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +53.1% |
| 1999 | 9.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 6.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -33.1% |
| 2004 | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -63.6% |
| 2005 | 5.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +161.4% |
| 2006 | 4.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 4.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 7.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +107.6% |
| 2012 | 9.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 6.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 10.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +61.3% |
| 2015 | 6.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 6.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 6.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 7.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 2.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -64.6% |
| 2021 | 4.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +82.2% |
| 2022 | 15.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +215.1% |
| 2023 | 23.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +54.5% |
| 2024 | 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Bahrain 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 2 Qatar 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 3 Seychelles 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 4 Ukraine 138.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 5 Kuwait 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 16,317 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 26.15 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1977.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.