Austria vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Austria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Austria, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th of 174 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 297.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 236.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1970s | 54.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 313.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 259.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1980s | 76.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1990s | 39.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 109.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 69.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2000s | 116.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 366.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 249.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 94.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 90.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2020s | 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Austria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Austria and South Africa?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for arms imports?
- Austria ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th 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.