Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Guyana

Arms imports in Guyana in 2024 — 9,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 90 in the world out of 111.

2024 9,000,000 M TIV +80% vs 2023
World rank 90of 111
Period maximum 23,000,000 M TIV1985
Period minimum 0 M TIV1968

Trend over time

1968–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Guyana, 1968–2024010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 0 M TIV1971: 2,000,000 M TIV1974: 2,000,000 M TIV1975: 0 M TIV1976: 16,000,000 M TIV1977: 5,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,000,000 M TIV1979: 5,000,000 M TIV1980: 4,000,000 M TIV1981: 14,000,000 M TIV1983: 3,000,000 M TIV1984: 7,000,000 M TIV1985: 23,000,000 M TIV2001: 7,000,000 M TIV2002: 3,000,000 M TIV2008: 0 M TIV2018: 0 M TIV2019: 2,000,000 M TIV2021: 5,000,000 M TIV2023: 5,000,000 M TIV2024: 9,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +9,000,000

Comparison, 2024

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

Guyana 9,000,000 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 — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 9,000,000 +4,000,000 +80%
2023 5,000,000
2021 5,000,000
2019 2,000,000 +2,000,000
2018 0
2008 0
2002 3,000,000 −4,000,000 −57.14%
2001 7,000,000
1985 23,000,000 +16,000,000 +228.57%
1984 7,000,000 +4,000,000 +133.33%
1983 3,000,000
1981 14,000,000 +10,000,000 +250%
1980 4,000,000 −1,000,000 −20%
1979 5,000,000 +4,000,000 +400%
1978 1,000,000 −4,000,000 −80%
1977 5,000,000 −11,000,000 −68.75%
1976 16,000,000 +16,000,000
1975 0 −2,000,000 −100%
1974 2,000,000
1971 2,000,000
1968 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.