Australia vs Netherlands: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 826.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 824.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Netherlands, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 529.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 518.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1970s | 391.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 461.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 69.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 562.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 854.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 291.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 213.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 142.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2000s | 642.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 181.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 461.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 175.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2020s | 989.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 557.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 432.50 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 Netherlands?
- Australia, at 826.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 824.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and Netherlands?
- 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for arms imports?
- Australia ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.