Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia, 1964–2022
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 Liberia is 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia peaked at 13.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2022.
That places Liberia 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2022, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1967 | 13.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +733.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6649 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -95.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6482 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +79.7% |
| 1978 | 0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -52.8% |
| 1986 | 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +215.1% |
| 1987 | 2.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +69.9% |
| 1989 | 4.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +61.9% |
| 1990 | 1.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -71.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3544 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -73.7% |
| 2000 | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +767.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1942 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.7% |
| 2022 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -100.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +767.3% | 0.3544 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1967 | +733.9% | 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 13.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.757 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8518 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3544 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.0971 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1942 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 164 Madagascar 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 166 Yemen 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Bolivia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Djibouti 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Gambia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Nepal 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Liberia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.03 current USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Liberia was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022.
- How does Liberia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Liberia ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Liberia 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.