Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Iceland

Arms imports in Iceland in 2011 — 50,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 64 in the world out of 116. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 150%.

2011 50,000,000 M TIV +85.19% vs 1975
World rank 64of 116
Period maximum 50,000,000 M TIV2011
Period minimum 20,000,000 M TIV1960

Trend over time

1960–2011 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Iceland, 1960–201120,000,00030,000,00040,000,00050,000,00019601966197219781984199019962002200820111960: 20,000,000 M TIV1968: 27,000,000 M TIV1975: 27,000,000 M TIV2011: 50,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +30,000,000 (+150%) Average annual rate: 1.81 %

Comparison, 2011

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

Iceland 50,000,000 M TIV
World 29,802,000,000 M TIV
Europe & Central Asia 4,420,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2011 50,000,000
1975 27,000,000
1968 27,000,000
1960 20,000,000

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.