Contact Contacts
Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Nicaragua

Arms imports in Nicaragua in 2019 — 13,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 87 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 550%.

2019 13,000,000 M TIV +85.71% vs 2017
World rank 87of 131
Period maximum 167,000,000 M TIV1984
Period minimum 0 M TIV1965

Trend over time

1960–2019 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Nicaragua, 1960–2019050,000,000100,000,000150,000,000200,000,000196019661972197819841990199620022008201420191960: 2,000,000 M TIV1961: 8,000,000 M TIV1962: 6,000,000 M TIV1963: 6,000,000 M TIV1964: 2,000,000 M TIV1965: 0 M TIV1966: 2,000,000 M TIV1971: 5,000,000 M TIV1972: 5,000,000 M TIV1973: 10,000,000 M TIV1976: 8,000,000 M TIV1977: 19,000,000 M TIV1978: 13,000,000 M TIV1981: 44,000,000 M TIV1982: 69,000,000 M TIV1983: 50,000,000 M TIV1984: 167,000,000 M TIV1985: 90,000,000 M TIV1986: 91,000,000 M TIV1987: 157,000,000 M TIV1988: 63,000,000 M TIV1989: 14,000,000 M TIV1990: 107,000,000 M TIV1991: 1,000,000 M TIV2007: 14,000,000 M TIV2009: 15,000,000 M TIV2014: 13,000,000 M TIV2015: 14,000,000 M TIV2016: 86,000,000 M TIV2017: 7,000,000 M TIV2019: 13,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +11,000,000 (+550%) Average annual rate: 3.22 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Nicaragua 13,000,000 M TIV
World 26,606,000,000 M TIV
Central America computed 60,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,213,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2019 13,000,000 — —
2017 7,000,000 −79,000,000 −91.86%
2016 86,000,000 +72,000,000 +514.29%
2015 14,000,000 +1,000,000 +7.69%
2014 13,000,000 — —
2009 15,000,000 — —
2007 14,000,000 — —
1991 1,000,000 −106,000,000 −99.07%
1990 107,000,000 +93,000,000 +664.29%
1989 14,000,000 −49,000,000 −77.78%
1988 63,000,000 −94,000,000 −59.87%
1987 157,000,000 +66,000,000 +72.53%
1986 91,000,000 +1,000,000 +1.11%
1985 90,000,000 −77,000,000 −46.11%
1984 167,000,000 +117,000,000 +234%
1983 50,000,000 −19,000,000 −27.54%
1982 69,000,000 +25,000,000 +56.82%
1981 44,000,000 — —
1978 13,000,000 −6,000,000 −31.58%
1977 19,000,000 +11,000,000 +137.5%
1976 8,000,000 — —
1973 10,000,000 +5,000,000 +100%
1972 5,000,000 +0 +0%
1971 5,000,000 — —
1966 2,000,000 +2,000,000 —
1965 0 −2,000,000 −100%
1964 2,000,000 −4,000,000 −66.67%
1963 6,000,000 +0 +0%
1962 6,000,000 −2,000,000 −25%
1961 8,000,000 +6,000,000 +300%
1960 2,000,000 — —

Central America, 2019

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

HN Honduras 23,000,000 GT Guatemala 14,000,000 NI Nicaragua 13,000,000 CR Costa Rica 8,000,000 SV El Salvador 2,000,000
Full table for all countries

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.

Other indicators for Nicaragua

Defense Arms exports

Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).

Nicaragua by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Nicaragua by year Defense Armed forces personnel

The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.

Nicaragua by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Nicaragua by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Nicaragua by year Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.

Nicaragua by year
All indicators for Nicaragua