Australia vs United States: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 826.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 745.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in United States, a difference of 81.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 529.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 171.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 358.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 1970s | 391.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 452.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 60.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | United States |
| 1980s | 562.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 865.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 302.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | United States |
| 1990s | 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 583.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 227.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | United States |
| 2000s | 642.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 658.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | United States |
| 2010s | 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 707.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 475.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Australia |
| 2020s | 989.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 877.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 112.50 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 United States?
- Australia, at 826.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 745.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and United States?
- 81.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for arms imports?
- Australia ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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.