Africa Eastern and Southern vs Australia: Arms exports

Africa Eastern and Southern
24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2002
Australia
75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
29th
Australia rank
26th

Arms exports over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Australia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196019922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Australia ranks 26th of 34 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Australia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 11.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values 66.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values 55.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1980s 43.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values 32.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 56.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 47.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, Africa Eastern and Southern or Australia?
Australia, at 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms exports between Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2002.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Australia rank globally for arms exports?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Australia ranks 26th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,345 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.