Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Northern Europe

Arms imports in Northern Europe in 2023 — 1,322,000,000 M TIV. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 30.5%.

2023 1,322,000,000 M TIV −41.19% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2,248,000,000 M TIV2022
Period minimum 379,000,000 M TIV2005

Trend over time

1998–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Northern Europe, 1998–202301,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,0001998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 1,903,000,000 M TIV1999: 1,391,000,000 M TIV2000: 1,930,000,000 M TIV2002: 981,000,000 M TIV2004: 665,000,000 M TIV2005: 379,000,000 M TIV2006: 1,348,000,000 M TIV2007: 1,859,000,000 M TIV2008: 1,594,000,000 M TIV2014: 691,000,000 M TIV2015: 979,000,000 M TIV2016: 852,000,000 M TIV2017: 1,562,000,000 M TIV2018: 1,178,000,000 M TIV2019: 1,061,000,000 M TIV2020: 1,418,000,000 M TIV2022: 2,248,000,000 M TIV2023: 1,322,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −581,000,000 (−30.53%) Average annual rate: -1.45 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 1,322,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 1,322,000,000 −926,000,000 −41.19%
2022 2,248,000,000
2020 1,418,000,000 +357,000,000 +33.65%
2019 1,061,000,000 −117,000,000 −9.93%
2018 1,178,000,000 −384,000,000 −24.58%
2017 1,562,000,000 +710,000,000 +83.33%
2016 852,000,000 −127,000,000 −12.97%
2015 979,000,000 +288,000,000 +41.68%
2014 691,000,000
2008 1,594,000,000 −265,000,000 −14.25%
2007 1,859,000,000 +511,000,000 +37.91%
2006 1,348,000,000 +969,000,000 +255.67%
2005 379,000,000 −286,000,000 −43.01%
2004 665,000,000
2002 981,000,000
2000 1,930,000,000 +539,000,000 +38.75%
1999 1,391,000,000 −512,000,000 −26.9%
1998 1,903,000,000

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.