Australia vs South Korea: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Australia, a difference of 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 531.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 327.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 204.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1970s | 392.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 558.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 165.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1980s | 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 895.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 333.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 1990s | 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 965.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2000s | 641.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 476.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 977.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 205.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 747.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 257.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Australia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.01 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 South Korea?
- 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for arms imports?
- Australia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th 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.