Other small states - Arms imports

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Other small states was 937,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,022,000,000 in 2016 and 3,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. at constant (1990) prices. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m.

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Arms Transfers Programme (http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/transfer/splash).

See also:

Year Value
1960 20,000,000
1961 3,000,000
1964 21,000,000
1965 28,000,000
1966 4,000,000
1967 18,000,000
1968 33,000,000
1969 7,000,000
1970 12,000,000
1972 9,000,000
1973 12,000,000
1985 97,000,000
1990 519,000,000
1995 149,000,000
1996 502,000,000
1997 664,000,000
1998 355,000,000
2000 400,000,000
2004 89,000,000
2011 612,000,000
2012 525,000,000
2014 343,000,000
2016 1,022,000,000
2017 820,000,000
2020 937,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade