New Zealand vs Sweden: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

New Zealand
200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Sweden
146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
New Zealand rank
39th
Sweden rank
41st

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden, a difference of 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 41st of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 89.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 254.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 164.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
1970s 56.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 143.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
1980s 40.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 163.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values 122.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
1990s 81.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 66.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
2000s 57.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values 73.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 16.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
2010s 38.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 75.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values 37.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sweden
2020s 191.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 117.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 74.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between New Zealand and Sweden?
54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for arms imports?
New Zealand ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 41st 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

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
219 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2025
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.