Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 9.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 39th out of 43 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9166 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +51.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8406 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 1.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +54.9% |
| 1965 | 1.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 2.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +86.2% |
| 1967 | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 1.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -35.7% |
| 1969 | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +52.5% |
| 1970 | 3.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +68.8% |
| 1973 | 2.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -43.7% |
| 1975 | 4.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +125.0% |
| 1976 | 4.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 7.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +42.8% |
| 1978 | 9.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +30.3% |
| 1979 | 4.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -46.6% |
| 1980 | 4.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 6.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +31.4% |
| 1982 | 4.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -26.1% |
| 1983 | 3.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -37.3% |
| 1989 | 6.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +148.4% |
| 2011 | 2.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -63.9% |
| 2012 | 2.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 1.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6137 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +65.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6066 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9517 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +56.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5821 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6123 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8406 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 4.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.6066 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5353 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.6123 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 36 Namibia 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 37 Lithuania 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 38 Fiji 17.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 39 Belarus 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 40 Romania 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 41 Maldives 13.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 42 Ireland 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 661.6 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.4116 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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)
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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.