Australia vs Lower middle income: Arms exports

Australia
75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Lower middle income
123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Australia rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
22nd

Arms exports over time

  • Australia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia, a difference of 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 70 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 10.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 15.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Lower middle income
1970s 131.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 60.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 71.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
2020s 89.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 115.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, Australia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms exports between Australia and Lower middle income?
48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lower middle income?
7 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Lower middle income rank globally for arms exports?
Australia ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 22nd 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

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.