Ecuador vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Ecuador, a difference of 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 279.45 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 258.85 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1970s | 135.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 332.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 197.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1980s | 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 95.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 55.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 41.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 100.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 59.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2000s | 35.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 298.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 263.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2010s | 56.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 94.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 37.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 22.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th 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.