Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Germany, a difference of 492.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 496.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 198.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 364.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 429.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 439.55 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.65 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 217.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 836.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 618.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 125.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 971.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 846.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 242.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 656.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 414.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 492.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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.