Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Ecuador

Arms imports in Ecuador in 2024 — 25,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 67 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 62.1%.

2024 25,000,000 M TIV +257.14% vs 2023
World rank 67of 111
Period maximum 582,000,000 M TIV1977
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1969

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Ecuador, 1960–20240200,000,000400,000,000600,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 66,000,000 M TIV1964: 3,000,000 M TIV1966: 9,000,000 M TIV1968: 5,000,000 M TIV1970: 5,000,000 M TIV1972: 41,000,000 M TIV1974: 22,000,000 M TIV1976: 226,000,000 M TIV1978: 224,000,000 M TIV1980: 289,000,000 M TIV1982: 295,000,000 M TIV1984: 321,000,000 M TIV1986: 28,000,000 M TIV1988: 26,000,000 M TIV1990: 3,000,000 M TIV1992: 4,000,000 M TIV1994: 17,000,000 M TIV1996: 29,000,000 M TIV1998: 31,000,000 M TIV2000: 9,000,000 M TIV2002: 1,000,000 M TIV2006: 47,000,000 M TIV2008: 102,000,000 M TIV2010: 90,000,000 M TIV2012: 88,000,000 M TIV2014: 56,000,000 M TIV2016: 26,000,000 M TIV2018: 5,000,000 M TIV2020: 21,000,000 M TIV2022: 9,000,000 M TIV2024: 25,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −41,000,000 (−62.12%) Average annual rate: -1.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ecuador 25,000,000 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 — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 25,000,000 +18,000,000 +257.14%
2023 7,000,000 −2,000,000 −22.22%
2022 9,000,000 −6,000,000 −40%
2021 15,000,000 −6,000,000 −28.57%
2020 21,000,000 +18,000,000 +600%
2019 3,000,000 −2,000,000 −40%
2018 5,000,000 −15,000,000 −75%
2017 20,000,000 −6,000,000 −23.08%
2016 26,000,000 −1,000,000 −3.7%
2015 27,000,000 −29,000,000 −51.79%
2014 56,000,000 +45,000,000 +409.09%
2013 11,000,000 −77,000,000 −87.5%
2012 88,000,000 +19,000,000 +27.54%
2011 69,000,000 −21,000,000 −23.33%
2010 90,000,000 +13,000,000 +16.88%
2009 77,000,000 −25,000,000 −24.51%
2008 102,000,000 +100,000,000 +5,000%
2007 2,000,000 −45,000,000 −95.74%
2006 47,000,000 +8,000,000 +20.51%
2005 39,000,000
2002 1,000,000 −40,000,000 −97.56%
2001 41,000,000 +32,000,000 +355.56%
2000 9,000,000 −18,000,000 −66.67%
1999 27,000,000 −4,000,000 −12.9%
1998 31,000,000 −72,000,000 −69.9%
1997 103,000,000 +74,000,000 +255.17%
1996 29,000,000 −16,000,000 −35.56%
1995 45,000,000 +28,000,000 +164.71%
1994 17,000,000 −1,000,000 −5.56%
1993 18,000,000 +14,000,000 +350%
1992 4,000,000 −132,000,000 −97.06%
1991 136,000,000 +133,000,000 +4,433.33%
1990 3,000,000 −17,000,000 −85%
1989 20,000,000 −6,000,000 −23.08%
1988 26,000,000 +0 +0%
1987 26,000,000 −2,000,000 −7.14%
1986 28,000,000 +5,000,000 +21.74%
1985 23,000,000 −298,000,000 −92.83%
1984 321,000,000 −39,000,000 −10.83%
1983 360,000,000 +65,000,000 +22.03%
1982 295,000,000 +173,000,000 +141.8%
1981 122,000,000 −167,000,000 −57.79%
1980 289,000,000 +179,000,000 +162.73%
1979 110,000,000 −114,000,000 −50.89%
1978 224,000,000 −358,000,000 −61.51%
1977 582,000,000 +356,000,000 +157.52%
1976 226,000,000 +184,000,000 +438.1%
1975 42,000,000 +20,000,000 +90.91%
1974 22,000,000 +7,000,000 +46.67%
1973 15,000,000 −26,000,000 −63.41%
1972 41,000,000 −44,000,000 −51.76%
1971 85,000,000 +80,000,000 +1,600%
1970 5,000,000 +4,000,000 +400%
1969 1,000,000 −4,000,000 −80%
1968 5,000,000 −16,000,000 −76.19%
1967 21,000,000 +12,000,000 +133.33%
1966 9,000,000 −20,000,000 −68.97%
1965 29,000,000 +26,000,000 +866.67%
1964 3,000,000 +0 +0%
1963 3,000,000
1960 66,000,000

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.