Afghanistan vs Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Afghanistan
65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2021
Sudan
57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
57th
Sudan rank
60th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sudan, a difference of 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 60th of 174 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 108.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 32.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 76.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1970s 141.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 130.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1980s 590.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 71.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 518.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
1990s 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2000s 97.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 92.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values Afghanistan
2010s 331.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 109.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 222.00 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 Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports between Afghanistan and Sudan?
8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for arms imports?
Afghanistan ranks 57th and Sudan ranks 60th of 174 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

Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.