Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 70 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 131.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 59.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1990s | 84.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 136.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 129.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 97.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms exports, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Australia, at 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms exports?
- Australia ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 70 countries.
- 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
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.