Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Arms imports

Equatorial Guinea
12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Nicaragua
13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
101st
Nicaragua rank
99th

Arms imports over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nicaragua
050.0M100.0M150.0M196019922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Nicaragua
1980s 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 69.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Nicaragua
2000s 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 33.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Equatorial Guinea
2010s 92.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 79.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Equatorial Guinea or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2014.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for arms imports?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th 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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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.