Guinea-Bissau - Arms imports
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Guinea-Bissau was 5,000,000 as of 1993. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 35,000,000 in 1986 and 1,000,000 in 1981.
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).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 21,000,000 |
| 1975 | 10,000,000 |
| 1976 | 12,000,000 |
| 1978 | 14,000,000 |
| 1979 | 24,000,000 |
| 1980 | 2,000,000 |
| 1981 | 1,000,000 |
| 1984 | 11,000,000 |
| 1986 | 35,000,000 |
| 1988 | 20,000,000 |
| 1990 | 20,000,000 |
| 1991 | 6,000,000 |
| 1993 | 5,000,000 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade
