Japan vs Low & middle income: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan, a difference of 10.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 11.5 times Japan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 682.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 848.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 18.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 20.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 18.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 554.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 473.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.93 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 10.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for arms imports?
- Japan ranks 10th and Low & middle income ranks 8th 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.
Individual pages
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.