France vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- France
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 762.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 236.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France, a difference of 526.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
France ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 174 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 847.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 527.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 99.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 94.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 232.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 856.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 623.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 54.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 821.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 767.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 78.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 983.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 172.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 581.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 409.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, France or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 762.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 236.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 526.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
- France ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.