Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Argentina

Arms imports in Argentina in 2024 — 43,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 61 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 61.3%.

2024 43,000,000 M TIV +104.76% vs 2023
World rank 61of 111
Period maximum 1,309,000,000 M TIV1983
Period minimum 3,000,000 M TIV2005

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Argentina, 1960–20240500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 111,000,000 M TIV1962: 47,000,000 M TIV1964: 19,000,000 M TIV1966: 93,000,000 M TIV1968: 430,000,000 M TIV1970: 257,000,000 M TIV1972: 402,000,000 M TIV1974: 450,000,000 M TIV1976: 499,000,000 M TIV1978: 434,000,000 M TIV1980: 446,000,000 M TIV1982: 406,000,000 M TIV1984: 724,000,000 M TIV1986: 219,000,000 M TIV1988: 71,000,000 M TIV1990: 159,000,000 M TIV1994: 209,000,000 M TIV1996: 21,000,000 M TIV1998: 171,000,000 M TIV2000: 208,000,000 M TIV2002: 15,000,000 M TIV2004: 161,000,000 M TIV2006: 9,000,000 M TIV2008: 21,000,000 M TIV2010: 11,000,000 M TIV2012: 5,000,000 M TIV2014: 6,000,000 M TIV2016: 17,000,000 M TIV2018: 19,000,000 M TIV2020: 7,000,000 M TIV2022: 50,000,000 M TIV2024: 43,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −68,000,000 (−61.26%) Average annual rate: -1.47 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Argentina 43,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Latin America & Caribbean 644,000,000 M TIV
South America computed 571,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 43,000,000 +22,000,000 +104.76%
2023 21,000,000 −29,000,000 −58%
2022 50,000,000 −27,000,000 −35.06%
2021 77,000,000 +70,000,000 +1,000%
2020 7,000,000 −44,000,000 −86.27%
2019 51,000,000 +32,000,000 +168.42%
2018 19,000,000 −28,000,000 −59.57%
2017 47,000,000 +30,000,000 +176.47%
2016 17,000,000 −4,000,000 −19.05%
2015 21,000,000 +15,000,000 +250%
2014 6,000,000 −7,000,000 −53.85%
2013 13,000,000 +8,000,000 +160%
2012 5,000,000 −11,000,000 −68.75%
2011 16,000,000 +5,000,000 +45.45%
2010 11,000,000 −4,000,000 −26.67%
2009 15,000,000 −6,000,000 −28.57%
2008 21,000,000 −3,000,000 −12.5%
2007 24,000,000 +15,000,000 +166.67%
2006 9,000,000 +6,000,000 +200%
2005 3,000,000 −158,000,000 −98.14%
2004 161,000,000 +150,000,000 +1,363.64%
2003 11,000,000 −4,000,000 −26.67%
2002 15,000,000 +9,000,000 +150%
2001 6,000,000 −202,000,000 −97.12%
2000 208,000,000 −68,000,000 −24.64%
1999 276,000,000 +105,000,000 +61.4%
1998 171,000,000 +66,000,000 +62.86%
1997 105,000,000 +84,000,000 +400%
1996 21,000,000 −22,000,000 −51.16%
1995 43,000,000 −166,000,000 −79.43%
1994 209,000,000
1992 27,000,000
1990 159,000,000 +153,000,000 +2,550%
1989 6,000,000 −65,000,000 −91.55%
1988 71,000,000 −146,000,000 −67.28%
1987 217,000,000 −2,000,000 −0.91%
1986 219,000,000 −266,000,000 −54.85%
1985 485,000,000 −239,000,000 −33.01%
1984 724,000,000 −585,000,000 −44.69%
1983 1,309,000,000 +903,000,000 +222.41%
1982 406,000,000 −427,000,000 −51.26%
1981 833,000,000 +387,000,000 +86.77%
1980 446,000,000 −5,000,000 −1.11%
1979 451,000,000 +17,000,000 +3.92%
1978 434,000,000 +230,000,000 +112.75%
1977 204,000,000 −295,000,000 −59.12%
1976 499,000,000 +231,000,000 +86.19%
1975 268,000,000 −182,000,000 −40.44%
1974 450,000,000 +202,000,000 +81.45%
1973 248,000,000 −154,000,000 −38.31%
1972 402,000,000 +39,000,000 +10.74%
1971 363,000,000 +106,000,000 +41.25%
1970 257,000,000 +27,000,000 +11.74%
1969 230,000,000 −200,000,000 −46.51%
1968 430,000,000 +287,000,000 +200.7%
1967 143,000,000 +50,000,000 +53.76%
1966 93,000,000 +86,000,000 +1,228.57%
1965 7,000,000 −12,000,000 −63.16%
1964 19,000,000 −10,000,000 −34.48%
1963 29,000,000 −18,000,000 −38.3%
1962 47,000,000 −158,000,000 −77.07%
1961 205,000,000 +94,000,000 +84.68%
1960 111,000,000

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.