Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — Costa Rica

Arms exports in Costa Rica in 2009 — 3,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 42 in the world out of 45. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 50%.

2009 3,000,000 M TIV
World rank 42of 45
Period maximum 3,000,000 M TIV2009
Period minimum 0 M TIV2008

Trend over time

1969–2009 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — Costa Rica, 1969–200901,000,0002,000,0003,000,000196919731977198119851989199319972001200520091969: 2,000,000 M TIV2008: 0 M TIV2009: 3,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,000,000 (+50%) Average annual rate: 1.02 %

Comparison, 2009

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 3,000,000 M TIV
World 24,986,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2009 3,000,000 +3,000,000
2008 0
1969 2,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. TIV reflects the military capability of the equipment transferred rather than the price of the contract: deals of equal value can give different TIV, and secondhand equipment is valued below new.

Important: TIV cannot be read as the monetary value of the transfers — it is an indicator of the volume of military capability handed over.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.