Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total stood at 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total peaked at 7.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6397 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1960.
That places IDA total 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.6397 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.9489 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 22 New Zealand 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 23 Barbados 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 24 Australia 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,454 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in IDA total was 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6397 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.