Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — Middle East & North Africa

Arms exports in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 1,785,000,000 M TIV. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 14,775%.

2023 1,785,000,000 M TIV +412.93% vs 1984
World rank
Period maximum 1,785,000,000 M TIV2023
Period minimum 6,000,000 M TIV1964

Trend over time

1962–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — Middle East & North Africa, 1962–20230500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,00019621969197619831990199720042011201820231962: 12,000,000 M TIV1963: 8,000,000 M TIV1964: 6,000,000 M TIV1965: 34,000,000 M TIV1966: 60,000,000 M TIV1967: 102,000,000 M TIV1968: 90,000,000 M TIV1969: 69,000,000 M TIV1970: 100,000,000 M TIV1972: 143,000,000 M TIV1981: 444,000,000 M TIV1984: 348,000,000 M TIV2023: 1,785,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,773,000,000 (+14,775%) Average annual rate: 8.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1,785,000,000 M TIV
World 27,225,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 1,785,000,000
1984 348,000,000
1981 444,000,000
1972 143,000,000
1970 100,000,000 +31,000,000 +44.93%
1969 69,000,000 −21,000,000 −23.33%
1968 90,000,000 −12,000,000 −11.76%
1967 102,000,000 +42,000,000 +70%
1966 60,000,000 +26,000,000 +76.47%
1965 34,000,000 +28,000,000 +466.67%
1964 6,000,000 −2,000,000 −25%
1963 8,000,000 −4,000,000 −33.33%
1962 12,000,000

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.