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Arms imports — Malawi

Arms imports in Malawi in 2022 — 19,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 76 in the world out of 116. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 280%.

2022 19,000,000 M TIV
World rank 76of 116
Period maximum 19,000,000 M TIV2022
Period minimum 0 M TIV1972

Trend over time

1964–2022 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Malawi, 1964–202205,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820221964: 5,000,000 M TIV1972: 0 M TIV1976: 2,000,000 M TIV1977: 6,000,000 M TIV1978: 7,000,000 M TIV1979: 8,000,000 M TIV1980: 14,000,000 M TIV1981: 14,000,000 M TIV1984: 1,000,000 M TIV1985: 6,000,000 M TIV1986: 10,000,000 M TIV1987: 1,000,000 M TIV1988: 2,000,000 M TIV1989: 3,000,000 M TIV1990: 10,000,000 M TIV1994: 4,000,000 M TIV2008: 3,000,000 M TIV2012: 1,000,000 M TIV2013: 2,000,000 M TIV2014: 2,000,000 M TIV2015: 2,000,000 M TIV2016: 0 M TIV2022: 19,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +14,000,000 (+280%) Average annual rate: 2.33 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Malawi 19,000,000 M TIV
World 33,610,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 581,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2022 19,000,000 — —
2016 0 −2,000,000 −100%
2015 2,000,000 +0 +0%
2014 2,000,000 +0 +0%
2013 2,000,000 +1,000,000 +100%
2012 1,000,000 — —
2008 3,000,000 — —
1994 4,000,000 — —
1990 10,000,000 +7,000,000 +233.33%
1989 3,000,000 +1,000,000 +50%
1988 2,000,000 +1,000,000 +100%
1987 1,000,000 −9,000,000 −90%
1986 10,000,000 +4,000,000 +66.67%
1985 6,000,000 +5,000,000 +500%
1984 1,000,000 — —
1981 14,000,000 +0 +0%
1980 14,000,000 +6,000,000 +75%
1979 8,000,000 +1,000,000 +14.29%
1978 7,000,000 +1,000,000 +16.67%
1977 6,000,000 +4,000,000 +200%
1976 2,000,000 — —
1972 0 — —
1964 5,000,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

UG Uganda 65,000,000 ET Ethiopia 45,000,000 DJ Djibouti 19,000,000 MW Malawi 19,000,000 RW Rwanda 17,000,000 SS South Sudan 10,000,000 MZ Mozambique 5,000,000 MU Mauritius 4,000,000 ZM Zambia 2,000,000 KE Kenya 1,000,000
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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.

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