New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports

New Zealand
200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
New Zealand rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

Arms imports over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in New Zealand, a difference of 531.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.7 times New Zealand's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 173 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 86.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 522.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 436.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 56.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 40.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 79.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 407.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 328.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 38.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 876.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 838.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 55.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 946.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 288.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 656.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 368.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
531.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports?
New Zealand ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.