Lesotho: Arms imports

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 Lesotho

Arms imports, million constant U.S. dollars

 Latest value 1.00
 Year 2019
 Measure dollars
 Data availability 1977 - 2019
 Average 3.20
 Min - Max 0.00 - 10.00
 Source Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The latest value from 2019 is 1 dollars, unchanged from 1 dollars in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 212.24 dollars, based on data from 129 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1977 to 2019 is 3.2 dollars. The minimum value, 0 dollars, was reached in 1985 while the maximum of 10 dollars was recorded in 1986. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Lesotho - Arms imports - Recent values chart

Historical series
Lesotho - Arms imports - historical chart - 1977-2019




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. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m.

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