East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Singapore: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Singapore
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Singapore, a difference of 524.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.5 times Singapore's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 45 groups.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 38.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 206.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 233.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 354.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.93 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 529.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 559.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 340.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Singapore?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore?
- 524.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Singapore rank globally for arms imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- 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.