Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Change on year
down 20.3%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.7427 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That represents a change of down 20.3% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in South Asia peaked at 4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7427 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 1962.
South Asia ranks 30th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +104.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7427 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -66.3% |
| 1963 | 1.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +67.9% |
| 1964 | 1.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +36.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 2.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +24.0% |
| 1968 | 2.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 2.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -42.9% |
| 1971 | 2.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +113.5% |
| 1972 | 2.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.7% |
| 1974 | 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 2.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +65.8% |
| 1977 | 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 1.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +49.8% |
| 1981 | 2.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 2.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 3.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 3.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +32.4% |
| 1987 | 4.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 4.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.0% |
| 1992 | 1.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -38.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7607 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -39.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9171 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 1.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +53.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9119 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -35.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +64.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7462 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -50.3% |
| 1999 | 1.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +62.6% |
| 2000 | 1.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 2.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 1.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9414 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 1.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 2.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 2.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 3.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 3.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 2.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -43.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 2.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +72.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +48.0% |
| 2022 | 1.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9413 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.7427 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.7462 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.9414 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.7506 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 30 Croatia 23.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 31 Serbia 23.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 32 Israel 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 33 Netherlands 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- 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 -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 26,198 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in South Asia?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in South Asia was 0.7506 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7427 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 1962.
- How does South Asia rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- South Asia ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.