Egypt vs Greece: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Egypt
- Greece
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Greece, a difference of 123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Greece ranks 17th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 297.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 727.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 744.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 539.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 507.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 766.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 2000s | 627.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 967.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 340.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 216.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 893.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 2020s | 902.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 395.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 507.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Egypt or Greece?
- Egypt, at 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Egypt and Greece?
- 123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Greece?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Greece rank globally for arms imports?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Greece ranks 17th 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.