Brazil vs Lower middle income: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Brazil
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Brazil, a difference of 2.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 7.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 172 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.60 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 468.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 200.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.12 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 255.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.49 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 197.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 207.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 294.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Brazil or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 435.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 2.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for arms imports?
- Brazil ranks 20th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 172 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.