Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Marshall Islands

Arms imports in the Marshall Islands in 1991 — 6,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 76 in the world out of 95. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 200%.

1991 6,000,000 M TIV +200% vs 1988
World rank 76of 95
Period maximum 6,000,000 M TIV1991
Period minimum 2,000,000 M TIV1988

Trend over time

1988–1991 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Marshall Islands, 1988–199102,000,0004,000,0006,000,00019881989199019911988: 2,000,000 M TIV1991: 6,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +4,000,000 (+200%) Average annual rate: 44.22 %

Comparison, 1991

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

Marshall Islands 6,000,000 M TIV
World 27,737,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 6,763,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
1991 6,000,000
1988 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.