Japan vs Ukraine: Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.
Japan ranks 40th and Ukraine ranks 39th of 70 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 239.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 128.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 640.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 600.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 351.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 348.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms exports, Japan or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between Japan and Ukraine?
- 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for arms exports?
- Japan ranks 40th and Ukraine ranks 39th 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.