Syria: Arms exports

The latest value from 2010 is 20 million U.S. dollars, unchanged from 20 million U.S. dollars in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 611.76 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 42 countries. Historically, the average for Syria from 1970 to 2010 is 26.12 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 178 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1982. 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