Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. β Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Kenya, 1964β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,534.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Kenya peaked at 14.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1970.
Kenya ranks 148th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.8154 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1901 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 14.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3125 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.5921 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2892 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8414 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0222 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4386 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0184 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 145 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 146 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 147 Ghana 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 149 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 150 Nigeria 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Tax revenue 14.1% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 5,527 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.3% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 44.45 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 101.14 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Kenya?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Kenya was 0.3012 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 148th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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) Γ· 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.