Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Arms imports

Burkina Faso
37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Central African Republic
43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
72nd
Central African Republic rank
69th

Arms imports over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Central African Republic
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Central African Republic ranks 69th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 250,000 SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central African Republic
1970s 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central African Republic
1980s 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values Burkina Faso
2000s 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central African Republic
2010s 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 15.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Burkina Faso
2020s 14.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 22.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 7.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
19 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for arms imports?
Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Central African Republic ranks 69th of 173 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

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
218 places, 9,426 data points, 1960–2024
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.