Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
down 18.8%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1978
All-time low
1.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2020.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.8% |
| 1963 | 2.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 3.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 3.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 4.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 4.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 4.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 4.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 4.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +20.9% |
| 1972 | 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 6.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 6.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 6.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 7.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +25.7% |
| 1978 | 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 6.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 6.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 7.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 6.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 6.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 5.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 5.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 2.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 2.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 2.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -28.7% |
| 1999 | 2.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 2.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 3.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 2.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 2.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Greece 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 16 Singapore 57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 17 Slovakia 54.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 19 Estonia 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 20 Belgium 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 21 Poland 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 13.54 billion 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 -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 894.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 8,306 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 1.96 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2020.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.