Africa Western and Central vs Spain: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Africa Western and Central
360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Spain
148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
39th
Spain rank
40th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Spain
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B196019922024

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Spain, a difference of 212.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 2.4 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Spain ranks 40th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 91.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 174.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 82.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Spain
1970s 249.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 657.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 407.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values Spain
1980s 461.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 778.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 317.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Spain
1990s 120.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 358.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 237.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values Spain
2000s 125.05 million SIPRI trend indicator values 287.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 161.95 million SIPRI trend indicator values Spain
2010s 273.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 144.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 129.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Western and Central
2020s 390.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 145.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 245.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Africa Western and Central or Spain?
Africa Western and Central, at 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Africa Western and Central and Spain?
212.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Spain rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Spain ranks 40th of 43 groups.
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.