Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Lesotho

Arms imports in Lesotho in 2019 — 1,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 123 in the world out of 131. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2019 1,000,000 M TIV +0% vs 2018
World rank 123of 131
Period maximum 10,000,000 M TIV1986
Period minimum 0 M TIV1985

Trend over time

1977–2019 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Lesotho, 1977–201902,500,0005,000,0007,500,00010,000,0001977198219871992199720022007201220171977: 1,000,000 M TIV1979: 5,000,000 M TIV1980: 3,000,000 M TIV1983: 1,000,000 M TIV1985: 0 M TIV1986: 10,000,000 M TIV1989: 8,000,000 M TIV1991: 4,000,000 M TIV1998: 5,000,000 M TIV2001: 6,000,000 M TIV2004: 1,000,000 M TIV2006: 1,000,000 M TIV2017: 1,000,000 M TIV2018: 1,000,000 M TIV2019: 1,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Lesotho 1,000,000 M TIV
World 26,606,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,213,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2019 1,000,000 +0 +0%
2018 1,000,000 +0 +0%
2017 1,000,000
2006 1,000,000
2004 1,000,000
2001 6,000,000
1998 5,000,000
1991 4,000,000
1989 8,000,000
1986 10,000,000 +10,000,000
1985 0
1983 1,000,000
1980 3,000,000 −2,000,000 −40%
1979 5,000,000
1977 1,000,000

Southern Africa, 2019

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

BW Botswana 7,000,000 LS Lesotho 1,000,000

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.