Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Republic of the Congo

Arms imports in the Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 3,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 109 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 200%.

2021 3,000,000 M TIV +0% vs 2019
World rank 109of 125
Period maximum 44,000,000 M TIV1989
Period minimum 0 M TIV1963

Trend over time

1960–2021 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Republic of the Congo, 1960–2021020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 1,000,000 M TIV1961: 1,000,000 M TIV1963: 0 M TIV1965: 0 M TIV1968: 1,000,000 M TIV1969: 24,000,000 M TIV1970: 9,000,000 M TIV1971: 27,000,000 M TIV1972: 2,000,000 M TIV1974: 7,000,000 M TIV1975: 2,000,000 M TIV1976: 4,000,000 M TIV1978: 35,000,000 M TIV1979: 26,000,000 M TIV1980: 17,000,000 M TIV1981: 3,000,000 M TIV1982: 11,000,000 M TIV1983: 25,000,000 M TIV1984: 25,000,000 M TIV1985: 3,000,000 M TIV1988: 28,000,000 M TIV1989: 44,000,000 M TIV1990: 44,000,000 M TIV1991: 18,000,000 M TIV1997: 27,000,000 M TIV1998: 2,000,000 M TIV1999: 2,000,000 M TIV2000: 0 M TIV2003: 8,000,000 M TIV2004: 7,000,000 M TIV2005: 4,000,000 M TIV2006: 1,000,000 M TIV2007: 0 M TIV2009: 4,000,000 M TIV2010: 28,000,000 M TIV2011: 5,000,000 M TIV2012: 23,000,000 M TIV2013: 35,000,000 M TIV2014: 6,000,000 M TIV2015: 2,000,000 M TIV2018: 0 M TIV2019: 3,000,000 M TIV2021: 3,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +2,000,000 (+200%) Average annual rate: 1.82 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 3,000,000 M TIV
World 26,016,000,000 M TIV
Middle Africa computed 96,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,808,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2021 3,000,000
2019 3,000,000 +3,000,000
2018 0
2015 2,000,000 −4,000,000 −66.67%
2014 6,000,000 −29,000,000 −82.86%
2013 35,000,000 +12,000,000 +52.17%
2012 23,000,000 +18,000,000 +360%
2011 5,000,000 −23,000,000 −82.14%
2010 28,000,000 +24,000,000 +600%
2009 4,000,000
2007 0 −1,000,000 −100%
2006 1,000,000 −3,000,000 −75%
2005 4,000,000 −3,000,000 −42.86%
2004 7,000,000 −1,000,000 −12.5%
2003 8,000,000
2000 0 −2,000,000 −100%
1999 2,000,000 +0 +0%
1998 2,000,000 −25,000,000 −92.59%
1997 27,000,000
1991 18,000,000 −26,000,000 −59.09%
1990 44,000,000 +0 +0%
1989 44,000,000 +16,000,000 +57.14%
1988 28,000,000
1985 3,000,000 −22,000,000 −88%
1984 25,000,000 +0 +0%
1983 25,000,000 +14,000,000 +127.27%
1982 11,000,000 +8,000,000 +266.67%
1981 3,000,000 −14,000,000 −82.35%
1980 17,000,000 −9,000,000 −34.62%
1979 26,000,000 −9,000,000 −25.71%
1978 35,000,000
1976 4,000,000 +2,000,000 +100%
1975 2,000,000 −5,000,000 −71.43%
1974 7,000,000
1972 2,000,000 −25,000,000 −92.59%
1971 27,000,000 +18,000,000 +200%
1970 9,000,000 −15,000,000 −62.5%
1969 24,000,000 +23,000,000 +2,300%
1968 1,000,000
1965 0
1963 0
1961 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1960 1,000,000

Middle Africa, 2021

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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.