Costa Rica vs Cuba: Arms imports

Costa Rica
8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2019
Cuba
8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2004
Costa Rica rank
120th
Cuba rank
120th

Arms imports over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
0500.0M1.0B1.5B196019892019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Cuba, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 120th of 172 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 500,000 SIPRI trend indicator values 260.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 259.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Cuba
1970s 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 383.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 380.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values Cuba
1980s 800,000 SIPRI trend indicator values 300.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 299.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Costa Rica, at 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Cuba as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
11 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1989.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for arms imports?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Cuba ranks 120th 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

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
217 places, 9,420 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.