South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

South Africa
30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2021
South Africa rank
77th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
76th

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

  • South Africa
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Africa, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 172 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 441.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 435.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values South Africa
1970s 330.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 6.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 323.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values South Africa
1980s 111.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 9.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 102.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values South Africa
2000s 274.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 8.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 265.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values South Africa
2010s 94.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 25.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 69.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, South Africa or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago?
19 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th 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.