Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Botswana

Arms imports in Botswana in 2024 — 11,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 83 in the world out of 111. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1,000%.

2024 11,000,000 M TIV +1,000% vs 2023
World rank 83of 111
Period maximum 76,000,000 M TIV2020
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1977

Trend over time

1977–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Botswana, 1977–2024020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00080,000,00019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 1,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,000,000 M TIV1979: 7,000,000 M TIV1980: 2,000,000 M TIV1981: 11,000,000 M TIV1985: 4,000,000 M TIV1987: 26,000,000 M TIV1988: 40,000,000 M TIV1989: 4,000,000 M TIV1990: 22,000,000 M TIV1991: 2,000,000 M TIV1992: 2,000,000 M TIV1993: 11,000,000 M TIV1995: 11,000,000 M TIV1996: 32,000,000 M TIV1997: 71,000,000 M TIV1998: 2,000,000 M TIV2000: 53,000,000 M TIV2001: 15,000,000 M TIV2002: 1,000,000 M TIV2003: 10,000,000 M TIV2004: 9,000,000 M TIV2009: 10,000,000 M TIV2010: 10,000,000 M TIV2012: 6,000,000 M TIV2013: 8,000,000 M TIV2016: 5,000,000 M TIV2018: 5,000,000 M TIV2019: 7,000,000 M TIV2020: 76,000,000 M TIV2021: 16,000,000 M TIV2022: 11,000,000 M TIV2023: 1,000,000 M TIV2024: 11,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +10,000,000 (+1,000%) Average annual rate: 5.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Botswana 11,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 11,000,000 +10,000,000 +1,000%
2023 1,000,000 −10,000,000 −90.91%
2022 11,000,000 −5,000,000 −31.25%
2021 16,000,000 −60,000,000 −78.95%
2020 76,000,000 +69,000,000 +985.71%
2019 7,000,000 +2,000,000 +40%
2018 5,000,000
2016 5,000,000
2013 8,000,000 +2,000,000 +33.33%
2012 6,000,000
2010 10,000,000 +0 +0%
2009 10,000,000
2004 9,000,000 −1,000,000 −10%
2003 10,000,000 +9,000,000 +900%
2002 1,000,000 −14,000,000 −93.33%
2001 15,000,000 −38,000,000 −71.7%
2000 53,000,000
1998 2,000,000 −69,000,000 −97.18%
1997 71,000,000 +39,000,000 +121.88%
1996 32,000,000 +21,000,000 +190.91%
1995 11,000,000
1993 11,000,000 +9,000,000 +450%
1992 2,000,000 +0 +0%
1991 2,000,000 −20,000,000 −90.91%
1990 22,000,000 +18,000,000 +450%
1989 4,000,000 −36,000,000 −90%
1988 40,000,000 +14,000,000 +53.85%
1987 26,000,000
1985 4,000,000
1981 11,000,000 +9,000,000 +450%
1980 2,000,000 −5,000,000 −71.43%
1979 7,000,000 +6,000,000 +600%
1978 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1977 1,000,000

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NA Namibia 54,000,000 BW Botswana 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.