Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Russia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Russia
467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
21st
Russia rank
19th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Russia
05.0B10.0B15.0B196019922024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Russia, a difference of 919.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.0 times Russia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Russia ranks 19th of 43 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 49.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.53 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 5.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 94.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 3.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 153.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Russia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 467.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Russia?
919.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Russia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Russia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Russia ranks 19th 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.