Singapore vs Turkey: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Singapore
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Singapore, a difference of 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Singapore ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 24th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 549.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 511.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1970s | 189.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 769.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 579.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1980s | 233.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 795.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1990s | 354.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2000s | 529.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 684.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 155.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2010s | 559.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 744.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 184.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2020s | 340.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 327.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Singapore or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 348.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Singapore and Turkey?
- 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Turkey?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Turkey rank globally for arms imports?
- Singapore ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 24th 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.