Australia vs South Asia: Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- Australia
- South Asia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Asia, a difference of 50.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 27th of 70 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 19.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 35.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1980s | 36.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 750,000 SIPRI trend indicator values | 35.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1990s | 44.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 41.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2000s | 44.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 27.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2010s | 101.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 31.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 70.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2020s | 149.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 56.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 93.80 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 South Asia?
- Australia, at 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between Australia and South Asia?
- 50.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for arms exports?
- Australia ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 27th 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.