Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Nigeria

Arms imports in Nigeria in 2024 — 67,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 50 in the world out of 111. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6,600%.

2024 67,000,000 M TIV −27.96% vs 2023
World rank 50of 111
Period maximum 642,000,000 M TIV1982
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Nigeria, 1961–20240200,000,000400,000,000600,000,000800,000,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,000,000 M TIV1963: 9,000,000 M TIV1965: 56,000,000 M TIV1967: 47,000,000 M TIV1969: 39,000,000 M TIV1971: 12,000,000 M TIV1973: 7,000,000 M TIV1975: 424,000,000 M TIV1977: 90,000,000 M TIV1979: 108,000,000 M TIV1981: 331,000,000 M TIV1983: 41,000,000 M TIV1985: 569,000,000 M TIV1987: 115,000,000 M TIV1989: 15,000,000 M TIV1991: 4,000,000 M TIV1993: 41,000,000 M TIV1995: 2,000,000 M TIV1997: 1,000,000 M TIV2001: 9,000,000 M TIV2003: 66,000,000 M TIV2006: 16,000,000 M TIV2008: 33,000,000 M TIV2010: 223,000,000 M TIV2012: 28,000,000 M TIV2014: 232,000,000 M TIV2016: 61,000,000 M TIV2018: 49,000,000 M TIV2020: 85,000,000 M TIV2022: 54,000,000 M TIV2024: 67,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +66,000,000 (+6,600%) Average annual rate: 6.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 67,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 67,000,000 −26,000,000 −27.96%
2023 93,000,000 +39,000,000 +72.22%
2022 54,000,000 −229,000,000 −80.92%
2021 283,000,000 +198,000,000 +232.94%
2020 85,000,000 +67,000,000 +372.22%
2019 18,000,000 −31,000,000 −63.27%
2018 49,000,000 +8,000,000 +19.51%
2017 41,000,000 −20,000,000 −32.79%
2016 61,000,000 −127,000,000 −67.55%
2015 188,000,000 −44,000,000 −18.97%
2014 232,000,000 +202,000,000 +673.33%
2013 30,000,000 +2,000,000 +7.14%
2012 28,000,000 −35,000,000 −55.56%
2011 63,000,000 −160,000,000 −71.75%
2010 223,000,000 +158,000,000 +243.08%
2009 65,000,000 +32,000,000 +96.97%
2008 33,000,000 −29,000,000 −46.77%
2007 62,000,000 +46,000,000 +287.5%
2006 16,000,000
2004 11,000,000 −55,000,000 −83.33%
2003 66,000,000 +60,000,000 +1,000%
2002 6,000,000 −3,000,000 −33.33%
2001 9,000,000 −27,000,000 −75%
2000 36,000,000
1997 1,000,000 −14,000,000 −93.33%
1996 15,000,000 +13,000,000 +650%
1995 2,000,000 −93,000,000 −97.89%
1994 95,000,000 +54,000,000 +131.71%
1993 41,000,000 −18,000,000 −30.51%
1992 59,000,000 +55,000,000 +1,375%
1991 4,000,000 −14,000,000 −77.78%
1990 18,000,000 +3,000,000 +20%
1989 15,000,000 −47,000,000 −75.81%
1988 62,000,000 −53,000,000 −46.09%
1987 115,000,000 −96,000,000 −45.5%
1986 211,000,000 −358,000,000 −62.92%
1985 569,000,000 +210,000,000 +58.5%
1984 359,000,000 +318,000,000 +775.61%
1983 41,000,000 −601,000,000 −93.61%
1982 642,000,000 +311,000,000 +93.96%
1981 331,000,000 −143,000,000 −30.17%
1980 474,000,000 +366,000,000 +338.89%
1979 108,000,000 −34,000,000 −23.94%
1978 142,000,000 +52,000,000 +57.78%
1977 90,000,000 −14,000,000 −13.46%
1976 104,000,000 −320,000,000 −75.47%
1975 424,000,000 +400,000,000 +1,666.67%
1974 24,000,000 +17,000,000 +242.86%
1973 7,000,000 −106,000,000 −93.81%
1972 113,000,000 +101,000,000 +841.67%
1971 12,000,000 −2,000,000 −14.29%
1970 14,000,000 −25,000,000 −64.1%
1969 39,000,000 −11,000,000 −22%
1968 50,000,000 +3,000,000 +6.38%
1967 47,000,000 −112,000,000 −70.44%
1966 159,000,000 +103,000,000 +183.93%
1965 56,000,000 +54,000,000 +2,700%
1964 2,000,000 −7,000,000 −77.78%
1963 9,000,000 +1,000,000 +12.5%
1962 8,000,000 +7,000,000 +700%
1961 1,000,000

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.