Egypt vs Sweden: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden, a difference of 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 172 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 258.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 764.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 199.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 171.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 895.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 2000s | 623.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 87.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 536.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 69.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Egypt |
| 2020s | 931.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 121.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 810.00 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 Sweden?
- Egypt, at 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Egypt and Sweden?
- 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for arms imports?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 53rd 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.