Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Barbados

Arms imports in Barbados in 2009 — 10,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 86 in the world out of 115. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 11.1%.

2009 10,000,000 M TIV +0% vs 2008
World rank 86of 115
Period maximum 10,000,000 M TIV2007
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1984

Trend over time

1981–2009 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Barbados, 1981–200902,500,0005,000,0007,500,00010,000,00019811984198719901993199619992002200520081981: 9,000,000 M TIV1984: 1,000,000 M TIV2007: 10,000,000 M TIV2008: 10,000,000 M TIV2009: 10,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,000,000 (+11.11%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2009

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

Barbados 10,000,000 M TIV
World 23,960,000,000 M TIV
Latin America & Caribbean 1,359,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2009 10,000,000 +0 +0%
2008 10,000,000 +0 +0%
2007 10,000,000
1984 1,000,000
1981 9,000,000

Caribbean, 2009

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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.