New Zealand vs Philippines: Arms imports

New Zealand
200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Philippines
238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
New Zealand rank
34th
Philippines rank
31st

Arms imports over time

  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196019922024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in New Zealand, a difference of 38.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 89.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 44.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 45.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values New Zealand
1970s 56.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 113.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 56.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values Philippines
1980s 41.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 36.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values New Zealand
1990s 56.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values 49.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 6.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values New Zealand
2000s 68.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 13.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values New Zealand
2010s 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 67.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 24.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values Philippines
2020s 191.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 264.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 73.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, New Zealand or Philippines?
Philippines, at 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between New Zealand and Philippines?
38.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?
54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for arms imports?
New Zealand ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st 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.

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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
217 places, 9,420 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.