Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and up 146.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2017.
That places Papua New Guinea 109th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1977 | 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -91.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6658 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6256 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +95.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5873 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -52.1% |
| 1986 | 2.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +283.2% |
| 1987 | 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -51.1% |
| 1989 | 1.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -35.1% |
| 1991 | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +142.2% |
| 1992 | 2.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2232 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -90.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +575.5% |
| 2014 | 0.352 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -74.9% |
| 2017 | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8516 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +64.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +575.5% | 0.2078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.6658 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 11.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.5873 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2078 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8516 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 106 Laos 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 108 Mongolia 0.8737 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 110 Panama 0.832 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 111 Tanzania 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 112 India 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- 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 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 109th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.