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

Egypt
72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Nigeria
67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Egypt rank
50th
Nigeria rank
52nd

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

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
01.0B2.0B3.0B196019922024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Nigeria, a difference of 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 172 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 41.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
1970s 1.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 103.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
1980s 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 281.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 988.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
1990s 1.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 27.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
2000s 623.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 31.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 592.05 million SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
2010s 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 93.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt
2020s 931.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 116.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 815.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt, at 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Egypt and Nigeria?
5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Egypt ranks 50th 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.