Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre by country
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
171
Highest
672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Nepal
Median
121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
8,996
What the numbers show
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, and the mean is 9,471 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 428,919.0%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 100.0%).
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,364.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Kuwait | 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 580.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Barbados | 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2009 | — | rising |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Tonga | 9,722 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2020 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 428,919.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 705.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Maldives | 6,667 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,238 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 4,983 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 4,356 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 813.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 3,134 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,342.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Hungary | 2,685 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12,052.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Korea | 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 2,003 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 1,918 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 957.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 583.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 1,590 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 394.5% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,457.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,619.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lebanon | 1,369 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1,291 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,500.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahamas | 1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2017 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Least developed countries | 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 1,058 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 661.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Jamaica | 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,811.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Türkiye | 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Switzerland | 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,550.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 812.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 744.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2019 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Portugal | 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 509.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Latvia | 674.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 740.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovak Republic | 623.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 500.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Estonia | 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Germany | 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Norway | 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 293.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 537.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 419.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Belgium | 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 388.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 383.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Haiti | 362.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1985 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Spain | 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Palestine | 331.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 276.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,225.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 248.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 234.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 71 | France | 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 212.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Côte d’Ivoire | 210.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,016.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 206.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Austria | 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 198.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Myanmar | 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 180.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1993 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Viet Nam | 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 165 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 148.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Venezuela | 111.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 108.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2019 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Bhutan | 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | up 299.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Nigeria | 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Benin | 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 93 | United States | 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Burundi | 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Cuba | 75.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2004 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Central African Republic | 69.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Mali | 67.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,071.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Iraq | 66.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Gabon | 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Tanzania | 58.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Guatemala | 55.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Australia | 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 46.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 108 | China (People’s Republic of) | 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Belize | 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Namibia | 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2017 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 38.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Togo | 36.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Albania | 36.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 36.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Honduras | 35.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Ghana | 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Eritrea | 33.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2007 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 27.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2016 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 27.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 26.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1989 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Chad | 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 126 | South Africa | 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia | 24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2020 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 23.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Brazil | 22.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 21.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Malaysia | 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Libya | 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Suriname | 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2015 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Peru | 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 136 | South Sudan | 15.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Russia | 13.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Iran | 12.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Oman | 12.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 12.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Chile | 12.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Angola | 12.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,600.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Niger | 11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Congo | 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Canada | 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 8.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2010 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Argentina | 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Somalia | 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea | 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Mozambique | 3.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Sudan | 3.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Colombia | 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Mexico | 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritania | 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 1.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Yemen | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Ethiopia | 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Botswana | 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Kenya | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Madagascar | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Georgia | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Liberia | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Nepal | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- European Union 1,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Euro area 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Arab World 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- IDA blend 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- South Asia 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 453.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arms imports Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.