Somalia vs Syria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Syria, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 151st and Syria ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 380.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 359.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
| 1970s | 120.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
| 1980s | 50.57 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
| 1990s | 8.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 393.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 385.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 137.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 134.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 29.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 27.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Somalia and Syria?
- 0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for arms imports?
- Somalia ranks 151st and Syria 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
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.