Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in OECD members, 1960β2024
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 OECD members is 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 25.8% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in OECD members peaked at 20.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 3.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2013.
OECD members ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 20.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 14.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 14.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 12.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Kuwait 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 7 Cyprus 84.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 8 Malta 81.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 9 Denmark 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 10 Tonga 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 11 Hungary 63.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 15.7% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 27.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 28.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in OECD members?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in OECD members was 8.5 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2013.
- How does OECD members rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.