Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sweden: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Africa Eastern and Southern
420.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Sweden
146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
40th
Sweden rank
41st

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 420.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden, a difference of 274.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 2.9 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 441.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values 271.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 169.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 1.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 206.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 1.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 175.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 295.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values 128.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 166.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 689.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values 96.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 592.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 664.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 103.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 560.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 281.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 187.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 94.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sweden?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 420.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in arms imports between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
274.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden rank globally for arms imports?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 45 groups.
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.