Argentina vs Mexico: Arms imports

Argentina
43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Mexico
46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Argentina rank
69th
Mexico rank
67th

Arms imports over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 43.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Argentina, a difference of 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 67th of 172 countries.

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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
217 places, 9,420 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.