China vs Euro area: Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- China
- Euro area
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 6.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in China, a difference of 5.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Euro area's figure about 6.1 times China's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
China ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 2nd of 70 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1970s | 725.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1990s | 829.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.88 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2000s | 577.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2010s | 1.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2020s | 1.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.19 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms exports, China or Euro area?
- Euro area, at 6.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between China and Euro area?
- 5.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Euro area rank globally for arms exports?
- China ranks 6th and Euro area ranks 2nd 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.