Australia vs Japan: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan, a difference of 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 531.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 647.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 116.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 1970s | 392.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 848.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 456.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 1980s | 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 1990s | 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 2000s | 641.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 554.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 87.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 473.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 710.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 104.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and Japan?
- 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for arms imports?
- Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 172 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.