Afghanistan vs Finland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Afghanistan
65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2021
Finland
64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
54th
Finland rank
55th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Finland
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Finland, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and Finland ranks 55th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Finland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 101.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 75.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 25.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1970s 148.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 59.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 88.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1980s 564.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 141.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 423.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1990s 1.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 76.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2000s 81.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values 107.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 26.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values Finland
2010s 332.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 122.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 210.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2020s 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 76.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Afghanistan or Finland?
Afghanistan, at 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Finland as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Afghanistan and Finland?
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Finland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Finland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Finland ranks 55th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.