Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Jamaica

Arms imports in Jamaica in 2024 — 10,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 85 in the world out of 111. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 900%.

2024 10,000,000 M TIV +0% vs 2023
World rank 85of 111
Period maximum 29,000,000 M TIV2021
Period minimum 0 M TIV1964

Trend over time

1962–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Jamaica, 1962–2024010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 1,000,000 M TIV1963: 1,000,000 M TIV1964: 0 M TIV1967: 3,000,000 M TIV1971: 1,000,000 M TIV1973: 13,000,000 M TIV1974: 7,000,000 M TIV1975: 4,000,000 M TIV1976: 1,000,000 M TIV1977: 3,000,000 M TIV1978: 4,000,000 M TIV1981: 0 M TIV1985: 5,000,000 M TIV1986: 3,000,000 M TIV1989: 4,000,000 M TIV1998: 10,000,000 M TIV1999: 10,000,000 M TIV2005: 10,000,000 M TIV2006: 10,000,000 M TIV2007: 13,000,000 M TIV2008: 2,000,000 M TIV2010: 1,000,000 M TIV2013: 1,000,000 M TIV2015: 2,000,000 M TIV2016: 22,000,000 M TIV2018: 19,000,000 M TIV2019: 3,000,000 M TIV2020: 10,000,000 M TIV2021: 29,000,000 M TIV2023: 10,000,000 M TIV2024: 10,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +9,000,000 (+900%) Average annual rate: 3.78 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Jamaica 10,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Latin America & Caribbean 644,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 10,000,000 +0 +0%
2023 10,000,000
2021 29,000,000 +19,000,000 +190%
2020 10,000,000 +7,000,000 +233.33%
2019 3,000,000 −16,000,000 −84.21%
2018 19,000,000
2016 22,000,000 +20,000,000 +1,000%
2015 2,000,000
2013 1,000,000
2010 1,000,000
2008 2,000,000 −11,000,000 −84.62%
2007 13,000,000 +3,000,000 +30%
2006 10,000,000 +0 +0%
2005 10,000,000
1999 10,000,000 +0 +0%
1998 10,000,000
1989 4,000,000
1986 3,000,000 −2,000,000 −40%
1985 5,000,000
1981 0
1978 4,000,000 +1,000,000 +33.33%
1977 3,000,000 +2,000,000 +200%
1976 1,000,000 −3,000,000 −75%
1975 4,000,000 −3,000,000 −42.86%
1974 7,000,000 −6,000,000 −46.15%
1973 13,000,000
1971 1,000,000
1967 3,000,000
1964 0 −1,000,000 −100%
1963 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1962 1,000,000

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.