Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Mauritius

Arms imports in Mauritius in 2022 — 4,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 95 in the world out of 116.

2022 4,000,000 M TIV +300% vs 2021
World rank 95of 116
Period maximum 29,000,000 M TIV1996
Period minimum 0 M TIV1968

Trend over time

1968–2022 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Mauritius, 1968–2022010,000,00020,000,00030,000,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 0 M TIV1971: 0 M TIV1974: 2,000,000 M TIV1979: 3,000,000 M TIV1985: 1,000,000 M TIV1990: 10,000,000 M TIV1993: 8,000,000 M TIV1996: 29,000,000 M TIV1997: 1,000,000 M TIV2004: 10,000,000 M TIV2014: 28,000,000 M TIV2016: 28,000,000 M TIV2017: 19,000,000 M TIV2021: 1,000,000 M TIV2022: 4,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +4,000,000

Comparison, 2022

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

Mauritius 4,000,000 M TIV
World 33,610,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 581,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2022 4,000,000 +3,000,000 +300%
2021 1,000,000
2017 19,000,000 −9,000,000 −32.14%
2016 28,000,000
2014 28,000,000
2004 10,000,000
1997 1,000,000 −28,000,000 −96.55%
1996 29,000,000
1993 8,000,000
1990 10,000,000
1985 1,000,000
1979 3,000,000
1974 2,000,000
1971 0
1968 0

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.