Algeria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Algeria
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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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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.