Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Bahamas

Arms imports in the Bahamas in 2017 — 12,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 80 in the world out of 113. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 9.1%.

2017 12,000,000 M TIV −40% vs 2016
World rank 80of 113
Period maximum 33,000,000 M TIV1986
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV2009

Trend over time

1978–2017 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Bahamas, 1978–2017010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00040,000,000197819821986199019941998200220062010201420171978: 11,000,000 M TIV1986: 33,000,000 M TIV1990: 2,000,000 M TIV1991: 3,000,000 M TIV2000: 33,000,000 M TIV2005: 3,000,000 M TIV2009: 1,000,000 M TIV2014: 30,000,000 M TIV2015: 16,000,000 M TIV2016: 20,000,000 M TIV2017: 12,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,000,000 (+9.09%) Average annual rate: 0.22 %

Comparison, 2017

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

Bahamas 12,000,000 M TIV
World 31,085,000,000 M TIV
Latin America & Caribbean 587,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2017 12,000,000 −8,000,000 −40%
2016 20,000,000 +4,000,000 +25%
2015 16,000,000 −14,000,000 −46.67%
2014 30,000,000
2009 1,000,000
2005 3,000,000
2000 33,000,000
1991 3,000,000 +1,000,000 +50%
1990 2,000,000
1986 33,000,000
1978 11,000,000

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.