China vs Thailand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in China, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 547.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 88.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 458.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | China |
| 1970s | 18.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 194.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 175.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Thailand |
| 1980s | 58.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 316.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 258.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Thailand |
| 1990s | 869.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 443.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 426.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | China |
| 2000s | 2.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | China |
| 2010s | 1.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 284.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | China |
| 2020s | 522.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 181.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 340.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, China or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between China and Thailand?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- China ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th 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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About this data
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.