Botswana vs South Sudan: Arms imports

Botswana
11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
South Sudan
10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2022
Botswana rank
106th
South Sudan rank
108th

Arms imports over time

  • Botswana
  • South Sudan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197720002024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in South Sudan, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 106th and South Sudan ranks 108th 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.