Nigeria vs Thailand: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Nigeria
67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Thailand
73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Nigeria rank
52nd
Thailand rank
49th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Nigeria, a difference of 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 49th of 172 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 41.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 95.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values 53.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
1970s 103.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 194.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 90.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
1980s 281.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 316.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 34.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
1990s 27.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 443.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 416.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
2000s 31.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 91.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 60.05 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
2010s 93.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 284.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 191.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand
2020s 116.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 181.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Nigeria or Thailand?
Thailand, at 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Nigeria and Thailand?
6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 49th 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.