Angola vs Portugal: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Angola
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 84.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Angola, a difference of 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Portugal ahead.
Angola ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 50th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 123.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Angola |
| 1980s | 537.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 81.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 456.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Angola |
| 1990s | 117.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 115.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Angola |
| 2000s | 54.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 119.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 64.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Portugal |
| 2010s | 113.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 98.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Angola |
| 2020s | 41.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 65.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Angola or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 84.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Angola and Portugal?
- 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Portugal rank globally for arms imports?
- Angola ranks 52nd and Portugal ranks 50th 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
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.