Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
down 53.2%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1982
All-time low
1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 53.2% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +101.6% |
| 1962 | 1.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -31.0% |
| 1963 | 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 2.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 3.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +25.6% |
| 1966 | 4.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +39.2% |
| 1967 | 4.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 3.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.0% |
| 1969 | 3.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -11.4% |
| 1971 | 5.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +50.8% |
| 1972 | 6.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 4.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 3.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 3.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 3.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 2.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -24.9% |
| 1979 | 3.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 4.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 5.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 5.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 5.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 5.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 3.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 3.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 2.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 1.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 2.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 2.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 2.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +48.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -44.6% |
| 1999 | 1.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +46.0% |
| 2000 | 1.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 2.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 1.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 1.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 3.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 2.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 2.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 2.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -53.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 26 Bahamas 30.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 26.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 28 Mauritania 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 6,446 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Lower middle income was 1.04 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.