Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
up 13.3%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
All-time low
2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2020
Years of data
51
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 5.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.3% |
| 1962 | 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 7.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +40.5% |
| 1964 | 9.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +31.1% |
| 1965 | 8.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 6.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.7% |
| 1967 | 6.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 6.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 8.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 7.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 8.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 8.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 7.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 9.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 7.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 4.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -33.2% |
| 1977 | 5.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 8.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +56.8% |
| 1979 | 7.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 6.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 7.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 5.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 5.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 6.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 7.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 7.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 7.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 5.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 6.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 4.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.3% |
| 1992 | 5.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 5.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 5.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 2.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +73.4% |
| 2012 | 5.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 6.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +58.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 3.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 9.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +216.2% |
| 2023 | 16.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +74.6% |
| 2024 | 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 6 United Arab Emirates 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0014 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 657.44 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 25.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 302.41 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 10,485 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.2 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
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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.