Nicaragua: Arms exports

The latest value from 1995 is 5 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 17 million U.S. dollars in 1993. In comparison, the world average is 519.48 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 44 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 1989 to 1995 is 19.6 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 72 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1992. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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