Algeria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports

Algeria
128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Algeria rank
41st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
38th

Arms imports over time

  • Algeria
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Algeria, a difference of 483.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.8 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Algeria ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 199.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values 842.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 642.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 465.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 708.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 291.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 855.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 563.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 524.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values 820.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values 295.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 38.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values Algeria
2020s 320.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 527.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 207.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Algeria or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 128.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
483.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
Algeria ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 173 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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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
218 places, 9,426 data points, 1960–2024
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.