Australia vs IBRD only: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Australia
- IBRD only
How they compare
IBRD only currently reports 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia, a difference of 10.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes IBRD only's figure about 11.9 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and IBRD only ranks 7th of 171 countries.
IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 574.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 1970s | 392.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 1980s | 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 1990s | 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 2000s | 641.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 13.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
| 2020s | 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | IBRD only |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Australia or IBRD only?
- IBRD only, at 11.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and IBRD only?
- 10.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with IBRD only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IBRD only?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and IBRD only rank globally for arms imports?
- Australia ranks 8th and IBRD only ranks 7th of 171 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.