Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania stood at 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 6,020.9% on the previous year and up 1,072.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1984.
Mauritania ranks 28th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 2.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 11.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8307 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 21.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2305 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3982 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 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
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 30 Croatia 23.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 31 Serbia 23.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Mauritania
- Arms imports 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0116 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.5 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 50.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 260.06 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 268.91 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Mauritania was 24.37 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1984.
- How does Mauritania rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 28th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,072.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.