Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — OPEC

Arms imports in OPEC in 2024 — 2,811,000,000 M TIV. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 608.1%.

2024 2,811,000,000 M TIV −17.54% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 13,003,000,000 M TIV1977
Period minimum 306,000,000 M TIV1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — OPEC, 1960–202405,000,000,00010,000,000,00015,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 397,000,000 M TIV1962: 542,000,000 M TIV1964: 736,000,000 M TIV1966: 1,676,000,000 M TIV1968: 2,064,000,000 M TIV1970: 2,050,000,000 M TIV1972: 3,175,000,000 M TIV1974: 6,977,000,000 M TIV1976: 9,247,000,000 M TIV1978: 12,954,000,000 M TIV1980: 8,974,000,000 M TIV1982: 11,753,000,000 M TIV1984: 8,704,000,000 M TIV1986: 8,189,000,000 M TIV1988: 3,713,000,000 M TIV1990: 5,147,000,000 M TIV1992: 2,808,000,000 M TIV1994: 2,332,000,000 M TIV1996: 4,142,000,000 M TIV1998: 4,169,000,000 M TIV2000: 1,543,000,000 M TIV2002: 1,540,000,000 M TIV2004: 2,767,000,000 M TIV2006: 3,614,000,000 M TIV2008: 3,855,000,000 M TIV2010: 3,710,000,000 M TIV2012: 3,995,000,000 M TIV2014: 5,916,000,000 M TIV2016: 9,392,000,000 M TIV2018: 5,965,000,000 M TIV2020: 4,017,000,000 M TIV2023: 3,409,000,000 M TIV2024: 2,811,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +2,414,000,000 (+608.06%) Average annual rate: 3.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 2,811,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 2,811,000,000 −598,000,000 −17.54%
2023 3,409,000,000 −3,135,000,000 −47.91%
2022 6,544,000,000
2020 4,017,000,000 −176,000,000 −4.2%
2019 4,193,000,000 −1,772,000,000 −29.71%
2018 5,965,000,000 −1,064,000,000 −15.14%
2017 7,029,000,000 −2,363,000,000 −25.16%
2016 9,392,000,000 +1,804,000,000 +23.77%
2015 7,588,000,000 +1,672,000,000 +28.26%
2014 5,916,000,000 +19,000,000 +0.32%
2013 5,897,000,000 +1,902,000,000 +47.61%
2012 3,995,000,000 −1,025,000,000 −20.42%
2011 5,020,000,000 +1,310,000,000 +35.31%
2010 3,710,000,000 +245,000,000 +7.07%
2009 3,465,000,000 −390,000,000 −10.12%
2008 3,855,000,000 +543,000,000 +16.39%
2007 3,312,000,000 −302,000,000 −8.36%
2006 3,614,000,000 +937,000,000 +35%
2005 2,677,000,000 −90,000,000 −3.25%
2004 2,767,000,000 +1,321,000,000 +91.36%
2003 1,446,000,000 −94,000,000 −6.1%
2002 1,540,000,000 +48,000,000 +3.22%
2001 1,492,000,000 −51,000,000 −3.31%
2000 1,543,000,000 −1,454,000,000 −48.52%
1999 2,997,000,000 −1,172,000,000 −28.11%
1998 4,169,000,000 −43,000,000 −1.02%
1997 4,212,000,000 +70,000,000 +1.69%
1996 4,142,000,000 +1,488,000,000 +56.07%
1995 2,654,000,000 +322,000,000 +13.81%
1994 2,332,000,000 −2,355,000,000 −50.25%
1993 4,687,000,000 +1,879,000,000 +66.92%
1992 2,808,000,000 −1,335,000,000 −32.22%
1991 4,143,000,000 −1,004,000,000 −19.51%
1990 5,147,000,000 +453,000,000 +9.65%
1989 4,694,000,000 +981,000,000 +26.42%
1988 3,713,000,000 −3,558,000,000 −48.93%
1987 7,271,000,000 −918,000,000 −11.21%
1986 8,189,000,000 −635,000,000 −7.2%
1985 8,824,000,000 +120,000,000 +1.38%
1984 8,704,000,000 +204,000,000 +2.4%
1983 8,500,000,000 −3,253,000,000 −27.68%
1982 11,753,000,000 +657,000,000 +5.92%
1981 11,096,000,000 +2,122,000,000 +23.65%
1980 8,974,000,000 +927,000,000 +11.52%
1979 8,047,000,000 −4,907,000,000 −37.88%
1978 12,954,000,000 −49,000,000 −0.38%
1977 13,003,000,000 +3,756,000,000 +40.62%
1976 9,247,000,000 −55,000,000 −0.59%
1975 9,302,000,000 +2,325,000,000 +33.32%
1974 6,977,000,000 +1,551,000,000 +28.58%
1973 5,426,000,000 +2,251,000,000 +70.9%
1972 3,175,000,000 +366,000,000 +13.03%
1971 2,809,000,000 +759,000,000 +37.02%
1970 2,050,000,000 −549,000,000 −21.12%
1969 2,599,000,000 +535,000,000 +25.92%
1968 2,064,000,000 +442,000,000 +27.25%
1967 1,622,000,000 −54,000,000 −3.22%
1966 1,676,000,000 +765,000,000 +83.97%
1965 911,000,000 +175,000,000 +23.78%
1964 736,000,000 +212,000,000 +40.46%
1963 524,000,000 −18,000,000 −3.32%
1962 542,000,000 +236,000,000 +77.12%
1961 306,000,000 −91,000,000 −22.92%
1960 397,000,000

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.