Afghanistan vs Finland: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Finland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Finland, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 54th and Finland ranks 55th of 172 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 75.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 25.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 158.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 51.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 106.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 564.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 141.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 423.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 76.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 97.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 332.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 122.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 210.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 76.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Afghanistan or Finland?
- Afghanistan, at 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Afghanistan and Finland?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Finland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Finland rank globally for arms imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 54th and Finland ranks 55th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.