Caribbean small states - Arms imports

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Caribbean small states was 74,000,000.00 as of 2016. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 74,000,000.00 in 2016 and 0.00 in 1964.

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
1962 1,000,000.00
1963 1,000,000.00
1964 0.00
1965 11,000,000.00
1966 0.00
1981 29,000,000.00
2015 67,000,000.00
2016 74,000,000.00

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade