Australia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Arms exports

Australia
75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
87.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1994
Australia rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
25th

Arms exports over time

  • Australia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M196019922024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 87.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia, a difference of 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 70 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 10.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 333,333 SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 54.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 76.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 22.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 20.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 316.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 296.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 24.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 87.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, Australia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 87.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia as of 1994.
What is the difference in arms exports between Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1994.
How do Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for arms exports?
Australia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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.