Canada vs Portugal: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 83.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Canada, a difference of 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 50th of 174 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 667.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 158.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 509.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1970s | 242.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 141.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 101.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1980s | 570.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 81.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 489.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 1990s | 343.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 195.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 147.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2000s | 304.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 119.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 185.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2010s | 270.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 121.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 149.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Canada |
| 2020s | 191.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 53.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 138.00 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 83.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Canada and Portugal?
- 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for arms imports?
- Canada ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 50th 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.