Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate

Africa Eastern and Southern
-35.66 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka
80 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
33rd

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600800196319932024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 80 % change on previous year against -35.66 % change on previous year in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 115.66 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 42 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s -6.79 % change on previous year -38.8 % change on previous year 32.01 % change on previous year Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s -10.14 % change on previous year 19.86 % change on previous year 30 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 21.05 % change on previous year 206.45 % change on previous year 185.41 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s -4.35 % change on previous year -13.67 % change on previous year 9.32 % change on previous year Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s -44.94 % change on previous year -77.27 % change on previous year 32.34 % change on previous year Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s -35.66 % change on previous year 66.67 % change on previous year 102.33 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 80 % change on previous year against -35.66 % change on previous year in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
115.66 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,862 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.