Philippines vs Romania: Arms imports

Philippines
238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Romania
278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Philippines rank
31st
Romania rank
29th

Arms imports over time

  • Philippines
  • Romania
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196019922024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Philippines, a difference of 40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Philippines ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 38.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 332.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 294.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Romania
1970s 113.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 495.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 381.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values Romania
1980s 40.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values 333.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values 292.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Romania
1990s 49.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 129.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values 79.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values Romania
2000s 13.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values 120.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 106.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values Romania
2010s 104.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 56.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 48.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values Philippines
2020s 264.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 223.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 41.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Philippines or Romania?
Romania, at 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 238.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Philippines and Romania?
40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Romania?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Romania rank globally for arms imports?
Philippines ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th 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.