Arms imports - Country rankings

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Arms imports, million constant U.S. dollars, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 106 countries was 210.35 dollars.The highest value was in India: 2799 dollars and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 0 dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: dollars; Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Countries Arms imports, 2020 Global rank Available data
India 2799 1 1960 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 2466 2 1960 - 2020
Australia 1658 3 1960 - 2020
South Korea 1317 4 1960 - 2020
Egypt 1311 5 1960 - 2020
China 811 6 1960 - 2020
Qatar 783 7 1968 - 2020
UK 764 8 1960 - 2020
Pakistan 759 9 1960 - 2020
Japan 724 10 1960 - 2020
USA 687 11 1960 - 2020
Netherlands 610 12 1960 - 2020
Algeria 549 13 1961 - 2020
Israel 474 14 1960 - 2020
Norway 450 15 1960 - 2020
UA Emirates 432 16 1968 - 2020
Philippines 349 17 1960 - 2020
Chile 293 18 1960 - 2020
Indonesia 270 19 1960 - 2020
Kazakhstan 268 20 1995 - 2020
Mexico 257 21 1960 - 2020
Afghanistan 227 22 1960 - 2020
Lithuania 211 23 1992 - 2020
Canada 207 24 1960 - 2020
Poland 193 25 1960 - 2020
Romania 187 26 1960 - 2020
Brazil 158 27 1960 - 2020
Burma 148 28 1960 - 2020
Jordan 148 29 1960 - 2020
France 145 30 1960 - 2020
Serbia 133 31 1992 - 2020
Thailand 132 32 1960 - 2020
Italy 131 33 1960 - 2020
New Zealand 129 34 1960 - 2020
Nigeria 125 35 1961 - 2020
Botswana 88 36 1977 - 2020
Belgium 86 37 1960 - 2020
Turkey 86 38 1960 - 2020
Greece 85 39 1960 - 2020
Luxembourg 85 40 1974 - 2020
Oman 85 41 1960 - 2020
Colombia 77 42 1960 - 2020
Singapore 74 43 1965 - 2020
Syria 72 44 1960 - 2020
Hungary 67 45 1960 - 2020
Kuwait 67 46 1960 - 2020
Denmark 65 47 1960 - 2020
Kenya 60 48 1964 - 2020
Spain 57 49 1960 - 2020
Malaysia 55 50 1960 - 2020
Venezuela 51 51 1960 - 2020
Portugal 47 52 1960 - 2020
Bangladesh 46 53 1971 - 2020
Uzbekistan 46 54 2001 - 2020
Finland 45 55 1960 - 2020
Bulgaria 44 56 1960 - 2020
Angola 42 57 1974 - 2020
Vietnam 41 58 1960 - 2020
Lebanon 39 59 1961 - 2020
Germany 33 60 1960 - 2020
Mali 31 61 1961 - 2020
Azerbaijan 29 62 1993 - 2020
Cyprus 29 63 1964 - 2020
Bolivia 26 64 1960 - 2020
Uruguay 25 65 1960 - 2020
Ecuador 23 66 1960 - 2020
Senegal 22 67 1960 - 2020
Peru 19 68 1960 - 2020
Ukraine 18 69 2014 - 2020
Laos 17 70 1960 - 2020
Bahrain 15 71 1965 - 2020
Estonia 15 72 1992 - 2020
Jamaica 15 73 1962 - 2020
Tunisia 15 74 1960 - 2020
Austria 13 75 1960 - 2020
Belarus 13 76 1998 - 2020
Uganda 13 77 1964 - 2020
Ireland 11 78 1960 - 2020
Switzerland 10 79 1960 - 2020
Turkmenistan 10 80 2003 - 2020
Argentina 7 81 1960 - 2020
Fiji 7 82 1975 - 2020
Ivory Coast 7 83 1961 - 2020
Morocco 7 84 1960 - 2020
Palau 7 85 1990 - 2020
Tonga 7 86 1986 - 2020
DR Congo 6 87 1960 - 2020
Latvia 5 88 1992 - 2020
Maldives 3 89 1992 - 2020
Niger 3 90 1960 - 2020
Somalia 3 91 1960 - 2020
Sweden 3 92 1960 - 2020
Chad 2 93 1960 - 2020
Iran 2 94 1960 - 2020
Montenegro 2 95 2015 - 2020
Swaziland 2 96 1979 - 2020
Benin 1 97 1961 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 1 98 1993 - 2020
C.A. Republic 1 99 1961 - 2020
Iraq 1 100 1960 - 2020
Madagascar 1 101 1961 - 2020
Togo 1 102 1960 - 2020
Zambia 1 103 1964 - 2020
Burkina Faso 0 104 1961 - 2020
Honduras 0 105 1962 - 2020
Liberia 0 106 1964 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. India
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Australia
4. South Korea
5. Egypt
6. China
7. Qatar
8. UK
9. Pakistan
10. Japan
11. USA
12. Netherlands
13. Algeria
14. Israel
15. Norway
16. UA Emirates
17. Philippines
18. Chile
19. Indonesia
20. Kazakhstan
21. Mexico
22. Afghanistan
23. Lithuania
24. Canada
25. Poland
26. Romania
27. Brazil
28. Burma
29. Jordan
30. France
31. Serbia
32. Thailand
33. Italy
34. New Zealand
35. Nigeria
36. Botswana
37. Belgium
38. Turkey
39. Greece
40. Luxembourg
41. Oman
42. Colombia
43. Singapore
44. Syria
45. Hungary
46. Kuwait
47. Denmark
48. Kenya
49. Spain
50. Malaysia
51. Venezuela
52. Portugal
53. Bangladesh
54. Uzbekistan
55. Finland
56. Bulgaria
57. Angola
58. Vietnam
59. Lebanon
60. Germany
61. Mali
62. Azerbaijan
63. Cyprus
64. Bolivia
65. Uruguay
66. Ecuador
67. Senegal
68. Peru
69. Ukraine
70. Laos
71. Bahrain
72. Estonia
73. Jamaica
74. Tunisia
75. Austria
76. Belarus
77. Uganda
78. Ireland
79. Switzerland
80. Turkmenistan
81. Argentina
82. Fiji
83. Ivory Coast
84. Morocco
85. Palau
86. Tonga
87. DR Congo
88. Latvia
89. Maldives
90. Niger
91. Somalia
92. Sweden
93. Chad
94. Iran
95. Montenegro
96. Swaziland
97. Benin
98. Bosnia & Herz.
99. C.A. Republic
100. Iraq
101. Madagascar
102. Togo
103. Zambia
104. Burkina Faso
105. Honduras
106. Liberia
2799.00
2466.00
1658.00
1317.00
1311.00
811.00
783.00
764.00
759.00
724.00
687.00
610.00
549.00
474.00
450.00
432.00
349.00
293.00
270.00
268.00
257.00
227.00
211.00
207.00
193.00
187.00
158.00
148.00
148.00
145.00
133.00
132.00
131.00
129.00
125.00
88.00
86.00
86.00
85.00
85.00
85.00
77.00
74.00
72.00
67.00
67.00
65.00
60.00
57.00
55.00
51.00
47.00
46.00
46.00
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33.00
31.00
29.00
29.00
26.00
25.00
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1399.5
2099.3
2799
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