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

Afghanistan
65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2021
Nigeria
67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
54th
Nigeria rank
52nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B196019922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 107.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values 41.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 66.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1970s 148.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 103.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 44.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1980s 564.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 281.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 282.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1990s 1.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2000s 81.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values 34.06 million SIPRI trend indicator values 47.31 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2010s 332.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 93.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2020s 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 184.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 36.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Nigeria

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 Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 52nd 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.