Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bahamas
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 93.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 12.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 126.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 113.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?
- Bahamas, at 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports?
- Bahamas ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th 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.