Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sudan, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 150th of 172 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 115.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 100.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sudan |
| 1980s | 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 48.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sudan |
| 1990s | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 27.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sudan |
| 2000s | 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 112.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 103.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 137.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 136.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Sudan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for arms imports?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 150th of 172 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
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.