Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Maldives

Arms imports in the Maldives in 2024 — 7,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 93 in the world out of 111. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 250%.

2024 7,000,000 M TIV +250% vs 2021
World rank 93of 111
Period maximum 15,000,000 M TIV2006
Period minimum 0 M TIV1997

Trend over time

1992–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Maldives, 1992–202405,000,00010,000,00015,000,0001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 2,000,000 M TIV1997: 0 M TIV1998: 8,000,000 M TIV2006: 15,000,000 M TIV2010: 5,000,000 M TIV2013: 5,000,000 M TIV2019: 2,000,000 M TIV2020: 3,000,000 M TIV2021: 2,000,000 M TIV2024: 7,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +5,000,000 (+250%) Average annual rate: 3.99 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Maldives 7,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
South Asia 1,259,000,000 M TIV
Southern Asia computed 2,283,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 7,000,000
2021 2,000,000 −1,000,000 −33.33%
2020 3,000,000 +1,000,000 +50%
2019 2,000,000
2013 5,000,000
2010 5,000,000
2006 15,000,000
1998 8,000,000 +8,000,000
1997 0
1992 2,000,000

Southern Asia, 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.