Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 174 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 54.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 51.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 96.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 81.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 28.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 18.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports?
- Maldives ranks 108th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th 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.