Ecuador vs South Africa: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Ecuador, a difference of 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 305.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 287.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1970s | 135.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 332.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 197.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 1980s | 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 95.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 55.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 42.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 109.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 67.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2000s | 45.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 366.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 321.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2010s | 56.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 94.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 37.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 22.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for arms imports?
- Ecuador ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 77th 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
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.