France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports

France
188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
France rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Arms imports over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France, a difference of 543.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.9 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 173 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 319.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values 525.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values 205.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 99.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 94.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 276.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 407.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 131.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 62.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 836.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 773.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 60.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values 965.14 million SIPRI trend indicator values 904.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 126.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 656.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 529.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
543.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
France ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 173 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

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
218 places, 9,426 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.