Iraq vs Sudan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Iraq
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Iraq, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 63rd and Sudan ranks 60th of 174 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 286.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 32.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 254.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 118.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 955.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 1980s | 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 71.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 1990s | 818.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 814.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 2000s | 274.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 132.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 141.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 2010s | 749.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 109.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 639.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
| 2020s | 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Iraq or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 57.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Iraq and Sudan?
- 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sudan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sudan rank globally for arms imports?
- Iraq ranks 63rd and Sudan ranks 60th 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.