Finland vs Sweden: Arms imports

Finland
64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Sweden
66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Finland rank
55th
Sweden rank
53rd

Arms imports over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196019922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Finland, a difference of 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Finland ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 53rd 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.