Estonia vs Sweden: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 204.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden, a difference of 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 41st of 174 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 166.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 159.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sweden |
| 2000s | 19.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 77.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 58.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 70.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 53.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sweden |
| 2020s | 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 121.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 54.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Estonia or Sweden?
- Estonia, at 204.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Estonia and Sweden?
- 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for arms imports?
- Estonia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 41st 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.