Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Egypt

Arms imports in Egypt in 2024 — 72,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 48 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 56.1%.

2024 72,000,000 M TIV −93.74% vs 2023
World rank 48of 111
Period maximum 3,261,000,000 M TIV1972
Period minimum 72,000,000 M TIV2024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Egypt, 1960–202401,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,0004,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 164,000,000 M TIV1962: 686,000,000 M TIV1964: 844,000,000 M TIV1966: 1,542,000,000 M TIV1968: 1,276,000,000 M TIV1970: 1,690,000,000 M TIV1972: 3,261,000,000 M TIV1974: 1,078,000,000 M TIV1976: 159,000,000 M TIV1978: 136,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,004,000,000 M TIV1982: 2,487,000,000 M TIV1984: 1,515,000,000 M TIV1986: 1,490,000,000 M TIV1988: 427,000,000 M TIV1990: 563,000,000 M TIV1992: 973,000,000 M TIV1994: 2,027,000,000 M TIV1996: 969,000,000 M TIV1998: 483,000,000 M TIV2000: 833,000,000 M TIV2002: 717,000,000 M TIV2004: 648,000,000 M TIV2006: 695,000,000 M TIV2008: 326,000,000 M TIV2010: 689,000,000 M TIV2012: 308,000,000 M TIV2014: 430,000,000 M TIV2016: 1,653,000,000 M TIV2018: 1,629,000,000 M TIV2020: 1,401,000,000 M TIV2022: 743,000,000 M TIV2024: 72,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −92,000,000 (−56.1%) Average annual rate: -1.28 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Egypt 72,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Middle East & North Africa 6,143,000,000 M TIV
Northern Africa computed 308,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 72,000,000 −1,079,000,000 −93.74%
2023 1,151,000,000 +408,000,000 +54.91%
2022 743,000,000 −547,000,000 −42.4%
2021 1,290,000,000 −111,000,000 −7.92%
2020 1,401,000,000 +320,000,000 +29.6%
2019 1,081,000,000 −548,000,000 −33.64%
2018 1,629,000,000 −843,000,000 −34.1%
2017 2,472,000,000 +819,000,000 +49.55%
2016 1,653,000,000 +210,000,000 +14.55%
2015 1,443,000,000 +1,013,000,000 +235.58%
2014 430,000,000 −289,000,000 −40.19%
2013 719,000,000 +411,000,000 +133.44%
2012 308,000,000 −345,000,000 −52.83%
2011 653,000,000 −36,000,000 −5.22%
2010 689,000,000 +594,000,000 +625.26%
2009 95,000,000 −231,000,000 −70.86%
2008 326,000,000 −334,000,000 −50.61%
2007 660,000,000 −35,000,000 −5.04%
2006 695,000,000 −114,000,000 −14.09%
2005 809,000,000 +161,000,000 +24.85%
2004 648,000,000 +17,000,000 +2.69%
2003 631,000,000 −86,000,000 −11.99%
2002 717,000,000 −107,000,000 −12.99%
2001 824,000,000 −9,000,000 −1.08%
2000 833,000,000 +316,000,000 +61.12%
1999 517,000,000 +34,000,000 +7.04%
1998 483,000,000 −568,000,000 −54.04%
1997 1,051,000,000 +82,000,000 +8.46%
1996 969,000,000 −735,000,000 −43.13%
1995 1,704,000,000 −323,000,000 −15.93%
1994 2,027,000,000 +769,000,000 +61.13%
1993 1,258,000,000 +285,000,000 +29.29%
1992 973,000,000 +86,000,000 +9.7%
1991 887,000,000 +324,000,000 +57.55%
1990 563,000,000 +266,000,000 +89.56%
1989 297,000,000 −130,000,000 −30.44%
1988 427,000,000 −1,225,000,000 −74.15%
1987 1,652,000,000 +162,000,000 +10.87%
1986 1,490,000,000 +513,000,000 +52.51%
1985 977,000,000 −538,000,000 −35.51%
1984 1,515,000,000 −159,000,000 −9.5%
1983 1,674,000,000 −813,000,000 −32.69%
1982 2,487,000,000 +1,307,000,000 +110.76%
1981 1,180,000,000 +176,000,000 +17.53%
1980 1,004,000,000 +373,000,000 +59.11%
1979 631,000,000 +495,000,000 +363.97%
1978 136,000,000 −274,000,000 −66.83%
1977 410,000,000 +251,000,000 +157.86%
1976 159,000,000 −407,000,000 −71.91%
1975 566,000,000 −512,000,000 −47.5%
1974 1,078,000,000 −1,469,000,000 −57.68%
1973 2,547,000,000 −714,000,000 −21.9%
1972 3,261,000,000 +1,273,000,000 +64.03%
1971 1,988,000,000 +298,000,000 +17.63%
1970 1,690,000,000 +448,000,000 +36.07%
1969 1,242,000,000 −34,000,000 −2.66%
1968 1,276,000,000 −962,000,000 −42.98%
1967 2,238,000,000 +696,000,000 +45.14%
1966 1,542,000,000 +591,000,000 +62.15%
1965 951,000,000 +107,000,000 +12.68%
1964 844,000,000 +106,000,000 +14.36%
1963 738,000,000 +52,000,000 +7.58%
1962 686,000,000 +142,000,000 +26.1%
1961 544,000,000 +380,000,000 +231.71%
1960 164,000,000

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.