Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Guatemala

Arms imports in Guatemala in 2023 — 6,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 100 in the world out of 127. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 62.5%.

2023 6,000,000 M TIV −40% vs 2022
World rank 100of 127
Period maximum 49,000,000 M TIV1981
Period minimum 0 M TIV1973

Trend over time

1960–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Guatemala, 1960–2023020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 16,000,000 M TIV1962: 1,000,000 M TIV1963: 7,000,000 M TIV1964: 8,000,000 M TIV1965: 5,000,000 M TIV1967: 1,000,000 M TIV1968: 16,000,000 M TIV1969: 1,000,000 M TIV1971: 46,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,000,000 M TIV1973: 0 M TIV1974: 15,000,000 M TIV1975: 47,000,000 M TIV1976: 15,000,000 M TIV1977: 1,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,000,000 M TIV1979: 5,000,000 M TIV1980: 8,000,000 M TIV1981: 49,000,000 M TIV1982: 16,000,000 M TIV1983: 1,000,000 M TIV1984: 7,000,000 M TIV1985: 25,000,000 M TIV1986: 2,000,000 M TIV1987: 0 M TIV1988: 0 M TIV1989: 4,000,000 M TIV1990: 0 M TIV1991: 0 M TIV1993: 13,000,000 M TIV1994: 4,000,000 M TIV1995: 4,000,000 M TIV1996: 2,000,000 M TIV1998: 1,000,000 M TIV2008: 0 M TIV2012: 2,000,000 M TIV2015: 33,000,000 M TIV2018: 4,000,000 M TIV2019: 14,000,000 M TIV2022: 10,000,000 M TIV2023: 6,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −10,000,000 (−62.5%) Average annual rate: -1.54 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 6,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
Latin America & Caribbean 385,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 6,000,000 −4,000,000 −40%
2022 10,000,000
2019 14,000,000 +10,000,000 +250%
2018 4,000,000
2015 33,000,000
2012 2,000,000
2008 0
1998 1,000,000
1996 2,000,000 −2,000,000 −50%
1995 4,000,000 +0 +0%
1994 4,000,000 −9,000,000 −69.23%
1993 13,000,000
1991 0 +0
1990 0 −4,000,000 −100%
1989 4,000,000 +4,000,000
1988 0 +0
1987 0 −2,000,000 −100%
1986 2,000,000 −23,000,000 −92%
1985 25,000,000 +18,000,000 +257.14%
1984 7,000,000 +6,000,000 +600%
1983 1,000,000 −15,000,000 −93.75%
1982 16,000,000 −33,000,000 −67.35%
1981 49,000,000 +41,000,000 +512.5%
1980 8,000,000 +3,000,000 +60%
1979 5,000,000 +4,000,000 +400%
1978 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1977 1,000,000 −14,000,000 −93.33%
1976 15,000,000 −32,000,000 −68.09%
1975 47,000,000 +32,000,000 +213.33%
1974 15,000,000 +15,000,000
1973 0 −1,000,000 −100%
1972 1,000,000 −45,000,000 −97.83%
1971 46,000,000
1969 1,000,000 −15,000,000 −93.75%
1968 16,000,000 +15,000,000 +1,500%
1967 1,000,000
1965 5,000,000 −3,000,000 −37.5%
1964 8,000,000 +1,000,000 +14.29%
1963 7,000,000 +6,000,000 +600%
1962 1,000,000
1960 16,000,000

Central America, 2023

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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.