Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Arms exports

Netherlands
392.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Upper middle income
2.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2021
Netherlands rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
13th

Arms exports over time

  • Netherlands
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 2.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 392.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Netherlands, a difference of 2.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 6.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Netherlands ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 70 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 86.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 389.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 303.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income
1970s 126.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 968.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income
1990s 458.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 800.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income
2000s 674.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 794.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income
2010s 594.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income
2020s 357.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 2.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 392.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Netherlands as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms exports between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
2.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for arms exports?
Netherlands ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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.