Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan, a difference of 5.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 653.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 647.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 872.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 848.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 795.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 965.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 283.55 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 999.35 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 554.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 444.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 473.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.48 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 5.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th 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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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.