Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Afghanistan

Arms imports in Afghanistan in 2021 — 65,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 48 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 66.7%.

2021 65,000,000 M TIV −71.86% vs 2020
World rank 48of 125
Period maximum 1,976,000,000 M TIV1989
Period minimum 3,000,000 M TIV2006

Trend over time

1960–2021 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Afghanistan, 1960–20210500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 39,000,000 M TIV1961: 55,000,000 M TIV1962: 64,000,000 M TIV1963: 40,000,000 M TIV1964: 56,000,000 M TIV1965: 91,000,000 M TIV1966: 198,000,000 M TIV1967: 230,000,000 M TIV1968: 145,000,000 M TIV1969: 92,000,000 M TIV1970: 9,000,000 M TIV1971: 149,000,000 M TIV1972: 124,000,000 M TIV1975: 90,000,000 M TIV1976: 230,000,000 M TIV1977: 75,000,000 M TIV1978: 253,000,000 M TIV1979: 337,000,000 M TIV1980: 354,000,000 M TIV1981: 384,000,000 M TIV1982: 299,000,000 M TIV1983: 241,000,000 M TIV1984: 373,000,000 M TIV1985: 158,000,000 M TIV1986: 288,000,000 M TIV1987: 567,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,005,000,000 M TIV1989: 1,976,000,000 M TIV1990: 1,690,000,000 M TIV1991: 1,236,000,000 M TIV2002: 34,000,000 M TIV2005: 33,000,000 M TIV2006: 3,000,000 M TIV2007: 40,000,000 M TIV2008: 148,000,000 M TIV2009: 326,000,000 M TIV2010: 365,000,000 M TIV2011: 632,000,000 M TIV2012: 518,000,000 M TIV2013: 253,000,000 M TIV2014: 323,000,000 M TIV2015: 131,000,000 M TIV2016: 171,000,000 M TIV2017: 236,000,000 M TIV2018: 313,000,000 M TIV2019: 381,000,000 M TIV2020: 231,000,000 M TIV2021: 65,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +26,000,000 (+66.67%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Afghanistan 65,000,000 M TIV
World 26,016,000,000 M TIV
South Asia 4,058,000,000 M TIV
Southern Asia computed 5,101,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2021 65,000,000 −166,000,000 −71.86%
2020 231,000,000 −150,000,000 −39.37%
2019 381,000,000 +68,000,000 +21.73%
2018 313,000,000 +77,000,000 +32.63%
2017 236,000,000 +65,000,000 +38.01%
2016 171,000,000 +40,000,000 +30.53%
2015 131,000,000 −192,000,000 −59.44%
2014 323,000,000 +70,000,000 +27.67%
2013 253,000,000 −265,000,000 −51.16%
2012 518,000,000 −114,000,000 −18.04%
2011 632,000,000 +267,000,000 +73.15%
2010 365,000,000 +39,000,000 +11.96%
2009 326,000,000 +178,000,000 +120.27%
2008 148,000,000 +108,000,000 +270%
2007 40,000,000 +37,000,000 +1,233.33%
2006 3,000,000 −30,000,000 −90.91%
2005 33,000,000
2002 34,000,000
1991 1,236,000,000 −454,000,000 −26.86%
1990 1,690,000,000 −286,000,000 −14.47%
1989 1,976,000,000 +971,000,000 +96.62%
1988 1,005,000,000 +438,000,000 +77.25%
1987 567,000,000 +279,000,000 +96.88%
1986 288,000,000 +130,000,000 +82.28%
1985 158,000,000 −215,000,000 −57.64%
1984 373,000,000 +132,000,000 +54.77%
1983 241,000,000 −58,000,000 −19.4%
1982 299,000,000 −85,000,000 −22.14%
1981 384,000,000 +30,000,000 +8.47%
1980 354,000,000 +17,000,000 +5.04%
1979 337,000,000 +84,000,000 +33.2%
1978 253,000,000 +178,000,000 +237.33%
1977 75,000,000 −155,000,000 −67.39%
1976 230,000,000 +140,000,000 +155.56%
1975 90,000,000
1972 124,000,000 −25,000,000 −16.78%
1971 149,000,000 +140,000,000 +1,555.56%
1970 9,000,000 −83,000,000 −90.22%
1969 92,000,000 −53,000,000 −36.55%
1968 145,000,000 −85,000,000 −36.96%
1967 230,000,000 +32,000,000 +16.16%
1966 198,000,000 +107,000,000 +117.58%
1965 91,000,000 +35,000,000 +62.5%
1964 56,000,000 +16,000,000 +40%
1963 40,000,000 −24,000,000 −37.5%
1962 64,000,000 +9,000,000 +16.36%
1961 55,000,000 +16,000,000 +41.03%
1960 39,000,000

Southern Asia, 2021

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About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

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