Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Lower-middle-income countries

Arms imports in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 10,810,000,000 M TIV. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 24.6%.

2023 10,810,000,000 M TIV +38.45% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 10,810,000,000 M TIV2023
Period minimum 6,463,000,000 M TIV1979

Trend over time

1976–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Lower-middle-income countries, 1976–20236,000,000,0008,000,000,00010,000,000,00012,000,000,00019761981198619911996200120062011201620211976: 8,675,000,000 M TIV1977: 10,764,000,000 M TIV1978: 8,148,000,000 M TIV1979: 6,463,000,000 M TIV1982: 9,929,000,000 M TIV2014: 7,456,000,000 M TIV2015: 7,795,000,000 M TIV2016: 8,605,000,000 M TIV2017: 9,128,000,000 M TIV2018: 7,193,000,000 M TIV2019: 7,213,000,000 M TIV2021: 7,808,000,000 M TIV2023: 10,810,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +2,135,000,000 (+24.61%) Average annual rate: 0.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 10,810,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 10,810,000,000
2021 7,808,000,000
2019 7,213,000,000 +20,000,000 +0.28%
2018 7,193,000,000 −1,935,000,000 −21.2%
2017 9,128,000,000 +523,000,000 +6.08%
2016 8,605,000,000 +810,000,000 +10.39%
2015 7,795,000,000 +339,000,000 +4.55%
2014 7,456,000,000
1982 9,929,000,000
1979 6,463,000,000 −1,685,000,000 −20.68%
1978 8,148,000,000 −2,616,000,000 −24.3%
1977 10,764,000,000 +2,089,000,000 +24.08%
1976 8,675,000,000

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.