Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
down 29.4%
World rank
150th
of 172 countries
All-time high
8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1997
Years of data
61
1961–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1997.
That places Nigeria 150th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1703 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +683.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1876 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0408 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.2% |
| 1965 | 1.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +2639.9% |
| 1966 | 3.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +177.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8988 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -71.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9358 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7139 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -23.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2505 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -64.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2097 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +819.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1165 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -94.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3891 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +234.0% |
| 1975 | 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1618.4% |
| 1976 | 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -76.2% |
| 1977 | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +53.0% |
| 1979 | 1.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -26.3% |
| 1980 | 6.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +325.4% |
| 1981 | 4.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.3% |
| 1982 | 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +88.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5097 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.8% |
| 1984 | 4.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +753.5% |
| 1985 | 6.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +54.1% |
| 1986 | 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -63.9% |
| 1987 | 1.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -46.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6738 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -47.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -76.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1853 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0401 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -78.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5763 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1336.8% |
| 1993 | 0.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8802 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +125.7% |
| 1995 | 0.018 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -97.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1319 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +630.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -93.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2849 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3225.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0693 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -75.7% |
| 2002 | 0.045 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -35.1% |
| 2003 | 0.481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +970.1% |
| 2004 | 0.078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -83.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +37.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4045 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +276.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2094 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -48.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4011 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +91.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +233.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3676 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -72.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1589 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -56.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1657 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +653.2% |
| 2015 | 0.986 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3121 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -68.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2047 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2391 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0859 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -64.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3972 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +362.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +226.0% |
| 2022 | 0.242 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -81.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4081 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -29.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 47% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria 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 | +3225.8% | 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2849 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1965 | +2639.9% | 0.0408 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1975 | +1618.4% | 0.3891 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1992 | +1336.8% | 0.0401 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.5763 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2003 | +970.1% | 0.045 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1972 | +819.4% | 0.2097 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7992 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0217 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1165 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1587 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2788 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8802 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2312 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.045 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5106 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0859 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5261 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.242 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 147 Ghana 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 148 Kenya 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 149 Tajikistan 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 152 Togo 0.2432 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 153 Somalia 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
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- Arms imports 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Nigeria was 0.2879 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1997.
- How does Nigeria rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 150th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.