India vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

India
1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
India rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th

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

  • India
  • Saudi Arabia
02.0B4.0B6.0B196019922024

How they compare

India currently reports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 142.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 884.55 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
1970s 1.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 485.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India
1980s 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India
1990s 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 409.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 385.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values India
2010s 3.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 874.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values India
2020s 2.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 438.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, India or Saudi Arabia?
India, at 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between India and Saudi Arabia?
57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
India ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.