Panama vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Panama
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1989
Somalia
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Panama rank
151st
Somalia rank
151st

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • Panama
  • Somalia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196019922025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Somalia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Somalia ahead.

Panama ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st of 174 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Somalia
1970s 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 98.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 88.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Somalia
1980s 5.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values 56.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 50.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Panama or Somalia?
Panama, at 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Somalia as of 1989.
What is the difference in arms imports between Panama and Somalia?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Somalia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 1985.
How do Panama and Somalia rank globally for arms imports?
Panama ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 151st 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.