Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Liberia

Arms imports in Liberia in 2022 — 0 M TIV. Ranked 114 in the world out of 116. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 100%.

2022 0 M TIV −100% vs 2020
World rank 114of 116
Period maximum 18,000,000 M TIV1967
Period minimum 0 M TIV2022

Trend over time

1964–2022 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Liberia, 1964–202205,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820221964: 2,000,000 M TIV1967: 18,000,000 M TIV1971: 1,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,000,000 M TIV1976: 2,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,000,000 M TIV1986: 4,000,000 M TIV1987: 7,000,000 M TIV1989: 12,000,000 M TIV1990: 3,000,000 M TIV1999: 1,000,000 M TIV2000: 9,000,000 M TIV2020: 1,000,000 M TIV2022: 0 M TIV
Change over the period: −2,000,000 (−100%)

Comparison, 2022

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

Liberia 0 M TIV
World 33,610,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 581,000,000 M TIV
Western Africa computed 314,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2022 0
2020 1,000,000
2000 9,000,000 +8,000,000 +800%
1999 1,000,000
1990 3,000,000 −9,000,000 −75%
1989 12,000,000
1987 7,000,000 +3,000,000 +75%
1986 4,000,000
1978 1,000,000
1976 2,000,000
1972 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1971 1,000,000
1967 18,000,000
1964 2,000,000

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.