Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Cameroon

Arms imports in Cameroon in 2023 — 2,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 114 in the world out of 127.

2023 2,000,000 M TIV +0% vs 2022
World rank 114of 127
Period maximum 139,000,000 M TIV2013
Period minimum 0 M TIV1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Cameroon, 1961–2023050,000,000100,000,000150,000,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0 M TIV1963: 2,000,000 M TIV1964: 0 M TIV1965: 2,000,000 M TIV1966: 2,000,000 M TIV1967: 3,000,000 M TIV1968: 3,000,000 M TIV1971: 8,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,000,000 M TIV1973: 15,000,000 M TIV1976: 29,000,000 M TIV1977: 73,000,000 M TIV1979: 1,000,000 M TIV1981: 28,000,000 M TIV1982: 113,000,000 M TIV1983: 5,000,000 M TIV1984: 125,000,000 M TIV1985: 16,000,000 M TIV1986: 11,000,000 M TIV1987: 5,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,000,000 M TIV1989: 3,000,000 M TIV1990: 8,000,000 M TIV1992: 3,000,000 M TIV1996: 5,000,000 M TIV1997: 6,000,000 M TIV1998: 9,000,000 M TIV1999: 4,000,000 M TIV2001: 6,000,000 M TIV2002: 10,000,000 M TIV2005: 5,000,000 M TIV2006: 3,000,000 M TIV2008: 1,000,000 M TIV2010: 10,000,000 M TIV2012: 9,000,000 M TIV2013: 139,000,000 M TIV2014: 124,000,000 M TIV2015: 9,000,000 M TIV2016: 23,000,000 M TIV2017: 8,000,000 M TIV2018: 2,000,000 M TIV2019: 4,000,000 M TIV2020: 2,000,000 M TIV2021: 4,000,000 M TIV2022: 2,000,000 M TIV2023: 2,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +2,000,000

Comparison, 2023

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

Cameroon 2,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 731,000,000 M TIV
Middle Africa computed 135,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10,810,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 2,000,000 +0 +0%
2022 2,000,000 −2,000,000 −50%
2021 4,000,000 +2,000,000 +100%
2020 2,000,000 −2,000,000 −50%
2019 4,000,000 +2,000,000 +100%
2018 2,000,000 −6,000,000 −75%
2017 8,000,000 −15,000,000 −65.22%
2016 23,000,000 +14,000,000 +155.56%
2015 9,000,000 −115,000,000 −92.74%
2014 124,000,000 −15,000,000 −10.79%
2013 139,000,000 +130,000,000 +1,444.44%
2012 9,000,000
2010 10,000,000
2008 1,000,000
2006 3,000,000 −2,000,000 −40%
2005 5,000,000
2002 10,000,000 +4,000,000 +66.67%
2001 6,000,000
1999 4,000,000 −5,000,000 −55.56%
1998 9,000,000 +3,000,000 +50%
1997 6,000,000 +1,000,000 +20%
1996 5,000,000
1992 3,000,000
1990 8,000,000 +5,000,000 +166.67%
1989 3,000,000 +2,000,000 +200%
1988 1,000,000 −4,000,000 −80%
1987 5,000,000 −6,000,000 −54.55%
1986 11,000,000 −5,000,000 −31.25%
1985 16,000,000 −109,000,000 −87.2%
1984 125,000,000 +120,000,000 +2,400%
1983 5,000,000 −108,000,000 −95.58%
1982 113,000,000 +85,000,000 +303.57%
1981 28,000,000
1979 1,000,000
1977 73,000,000 +44,000,000 +151.72%
1976 29,000,000
1973 15,000,000 +14,000,000 +1,400%
1972 1,000,000 −7,000,000 −87.5%
1971 8,000,000
1968 3,000,000 +0 +0%
1967 3,000,000 +1,000,000 +50%
1966 2,000,000 +0 +0%
1965 2,000,000 +2,000,000
1964 0 −2,000,000 −100%
1963 2,000,000
1961 0

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.