Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Mercosur

Arms imports in Mercosur in 2024 — 488,000,000 M TIV. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.8%.

2024 488,000,000 M TIV −7.22% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1,413,000,000 M TIV1983
Period minimum 56,000,000 M TIV1964

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Mercosur, 1960–20240500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 379,000,000 M TIV1962: 222,000,000 M TIV1964: 56,000,000 M TIV1966: 158,000,000 M TIV1968: 702,000,000 M TIV1970: 486,000,000 M TIV1972: 970,000,000 M TIV1974: 735,000,000 M TIV1976: 1,142,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,334,000,000 M TIV1980: 879,000,000 M TIV1982: 498,000,000 M TIV1984: 846,000,000 M TIV1986: 373,000,000 M TIV1989: 854,000,000 M TIV1991: 237,000,000 M TIV1993: 98,000,000 M TIV1995: 323,000,000 M TIV1997: 600,000,000 M TIV1999: 602,000,000 M TIV2001: 585,000,000 M TIV2003: 126,000,000 M TIV2005: 248,000,000 M TIV2007: 217,000,000 M TIV2009: 184,000,000 M TIV2011: 288,000,000 M TIV2013: 242,000,000 M TIV2015: 250,000,000 M TIV2017: 154,000,000 M TIV2019: 219,000,000 M TIV2021: 329,000,000 M TIV2024: 488,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +109,000,000 (+28.76%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 488,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 488,000,000
2022 526,000,000 +197,000,000 +59.88%
2021 329,000,000 +131,000,000 +66.16%
2020 198,000,000 −21,000,000 −9.59%
2019 219,000,000 −77,000,000 −26.01%
2018 296,000,000 +142,000,000 +92.21%
2017 154,000,000 −7,000,000 −4.35%
2016 161,000,000 −89,000,000 −35.6%
2015 250,000,000 −23,000,000 −8.42%
2014 273,000,000 +31,000,000 +12.81%
2013 242,000,000 −99,000,000 −29.03%
2012 341,000,000 +53,000,000 +18.4%
2011 288,000,000 −3,000,000 −1.03%
2010 291,000,000 +107,000,000 +58.15%
2009 184,000,000 −96,000,000 −34.29%
2008 280,000,000 +63,000,000 +29.03%
2007 217,000,000 +13,000,000 +6.37%
2006 204,000,000 −44,000,000 −17.74%
2005 248,000,000 −3,000,000 −1.2%
2004 251,000,000 +125,000,000 +99.21%
2003 126,000,000 −123,000,000 −49.4%
2002 249,000,000 −336,000,000 −57.44%
2001 585,000,000 +268,000,000 +84.54%
2000 317,000,000 −285,000,000 −47.34%
1999 602,000,000 +206,000,000 +52.02%
1998 396,000,000 −204,000,000 −34%
1997 600,000,000 +26,000,000 +4.53%
1996 574,000,000 +251,000,000 +77.71%
1995 323,000,000 −212,000,000 −39.63%
1994 535,000,000 +437,000,000 +445.92%
1993 98,000,000 −78,000,000 −44.32%
1992 176,000,000 −61,000,000 −25.74%
1991 237,000,000 −103,000,000 −30.29%
1990 340,000,000 −514,000,000 −60.19%
1989 854,000,000 +573,000,000 +203.91%
1988 281,000,000
1986 373,000,000 −259,000,000 −40.98%
1985 632,000,000 −214,000,000 −25.3%
1984 846,000,000 −567,000,000 −40.13%
1983 1,413,000,000 +915,000,000 +183.73%
1982 498,000,000 −529,000,000 −51.51%
1981 1,027,000,000 +148,000,000 +16.84%
1980 879,000,000 −28,000,000 −3.09%
1979 907,000,000 −427,000,000 −32.01%
1978 1,334,000,000 +582,000,000 +77.39%
1977 752,000,000 −390,000,000 −34.15%
1976 1,142,000,000 +285,000,000 +33.26%
1975 857,000,000 +122,000,000 +16.6%
1974 735,000,000 −133,000,000 −15.32%
1973 868,000,000 −102,000,000 −10.52%
1972 970,000,000 +417,000,000 +75.41%
1971 553,000,000 +67,000,000 +13.79%
1970 486,000,000 +135,000,000 +38.46%
1969 351,000,000 −351,000,000 −50%
1968 702,000,000 +322,000,000 +84.74%
1967 380,000,000 +222,000,000 +140.51%
1966 158,000,000 −9,000,000 −5.39%
1965 167,000,000 +111,000,000 +198.21%
1964 56,000,000 −104,000,000 −65%
1963 160,000,000 −62,000,000 −27.93%
1962 222,000,000 −199,000,000 −47.27%
1961 421,000,000 +42,000,000 +11.08%
1960 379,000,000

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.