Canada vs Myanmar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Canada
- Myanmar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 83.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 70.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Myanmar, a difference of 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 667.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 14.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 653.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1970s | 264.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 245.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1980s | 401.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 30.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 371.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1990s | 343.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 184.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 158.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2000s | 315.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 130.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 185.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2010s | 270.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 265.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2020s | 195.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 156.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 39.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Canada or Myanmar?
- Canada, at 83.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 70.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Canada and Myanmar?
- 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Myanmar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Myanmar rank globally for arms imports?
- Canada ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 56th 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.
Individual pages
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.