Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports

Papua New Guinea
9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

Arms imports over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196019922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 12.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 8.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Papua New Guinea
1980s 6.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 42.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 35.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
1990s 5.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 90.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 84.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
2010s 3.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 50.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 46.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Sri Lanka
2020s 11.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 29.50 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, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports?
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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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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
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.