Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Botswana
11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Botswana rank
108th
Sri Lanka rank
108th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • Botswana
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Botswana ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 174 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
1980s 15.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 39.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 23.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
1990s 19.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 80.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 61.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
2000s 16.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values 97.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 80.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
2010s 7.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 46.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 39.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
2020s 9.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 17.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
Botswana, at 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports?
Botswana ranks 108th 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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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.