Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita was 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen, 1990–2022
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 Yemen is 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen peaked at 28.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, in 2022.
Yemen ranks 166th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | — |
| 1991 | 7.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2477 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -96.8% |
| 1995 | 9.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +3927.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0542 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -99.5% |
| 1999 | 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4940.6% |
| 2000 | 8.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +194.6% |
| 2001 | 3.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -57.0% |
| 2002 | 28.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +711.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -90.4% |
| 2004 | 11.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +315.2% |
| 2005 | 13.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 1.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -88.2% |
| 2007 | 2.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +68.1% |
| 2008 | 1.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -39.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1928 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -88.2% |
| 2010 | 9.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +4958.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -82.5% |
| 2012 | 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7846 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -41.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1985 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -74.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +433.5% |
| 2016 | 0.218 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -79.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1813 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.264 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | -90.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4958.7% | 0.1928 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1999 | +4940.6% | 0.0542 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 1995 | +3927.6% | 0.2477 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
| 2002 | +711.3% | 3.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 28.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0542 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1928 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 28.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1813 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 163 Sudan 0.0396 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 164 Madagascar 0.0345 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 165 Mozambique 0.0289 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Bolivia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Djibouti 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Gambia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Liberia 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 Nepal 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person compare
More public sector data for Yemen
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2014)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2014)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- 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 -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen?
- Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita in Yemen was 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 28.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Yemen ranks 166th out of 172 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.