What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1962.

What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2023.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP was 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 60.7%

Rank

37th

of 42 groups

All-time high

0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 1962

All-time low

0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 60.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960 to 2024.
Year	SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0155 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1962	0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1963	0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-65.5%
1964	0.0041 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-42.8%
1965	0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1966	0.0052 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+29.3%
1967	0.007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+35.7%
1968	0.0088 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+25.6%
1969	0.0053 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.4%
1970	0.0051 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1971	0.0071 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+38.6%
1972	0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+45.5%
1973	0.0098 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1974	0.0061 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.5%
1975	0.0065 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1976	0.0058 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1977	0.0073 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+25.8%
1978	0.0057 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
1979	0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.0%
1980	0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1981	0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
1982	0.0043 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
1983	0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+26.8%
1984	0.0045 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1985	0.0028 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-37.2%
1986	0.002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-31.3%
1987	0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1988	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-38.7%
1989	0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
1990	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-39.9%
1991	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1992	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-62.8%
1993	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1994	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+82.0%
1995	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-47.6%
1996	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+65.5%
1997	0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+79.3%
1998	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-63.5%
1999	0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+72.3%
2000	0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-33.6%
2001	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+59.2%
2002	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-43.5%
2003	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-41.6%
2004	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+73.1%
2005	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2006	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2008	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2009	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2010	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2011	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2012	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2013	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2014	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
2015	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+46.8%
2016	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2017	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-47.9%
2018	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2020	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+68.1%
2021	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-34.6%
2023	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	-41.6%
2024	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	+60.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0068 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0038 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0103 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0033 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0055 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
2010s	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	9
2020s	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

34 Burkina Faso 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
35 South Sudan 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
36 Poland 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
37 Malawi 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
38 Tunisia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
39 Estonia 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare
40 Kosovo 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Arms imports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9814 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 64.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 106.17 current USD per person (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 66.10 billion current USD (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,143 current USD per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0206 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP
Unit: SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 8,924 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.