Europe & Central Asia vs India: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Europe & Central Asia
14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
India
1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
India rank
4th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • India
05.0B10.0B15.0B196019922024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in India, a difference of 13.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and India ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia India Difference Ahead
1960s 9.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 8.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
1970s 8.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 7.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
1980s 7.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 4.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
1990s 7.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 5.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
2000s 5.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.53 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
2010s 4.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia
2020s 8.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 6.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Europe & Central Asia

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 or India?
Europe & Central Asia, at 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia and India?
13.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and India ranks 4th 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.