Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Southern Africa

Arms imports in Southern Africa in 2013 — 18,000,000 M TIV. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 96.4%.

2013 18,000,000 M TIV −90.53% vs 2012
World rank
Period maximum 817,000,000 M TIV2006
Period minimum 12,000,000 M TIV1998

Trend over time

1977–2013 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Southern Africa, 1977–20130250,000,000500,000,000750,000,0001,000,000,00019771981198519891993199720012005200920131977: 502,000,000 M TIV1979: 143,000,000 M TIV1980: 197,000,000 M TIV1985: 29,000,000 M TIV1989: 23,000,000 M TIV1991: 32,000,000 M TIV1995: 53,000,000 M TIV1997: 87,000,000 M TIV1998: 12,000,000 M TIV2000: 60,000,000 M TIV2001: 61,000,000 M TIV2004: 26,000,000 M TIV2006: 817,000,000 M TIV2009: 159,000,000 M TIV2010: 191,000,000 M TIV2012: 190,000,000 M TIV2013: 18,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −484,000,000 (−96.41%) Average annual rate: -8.83 %

Comparison, 2013

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

Southern Africa 18,000,000 M TIV
World 27,187,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2013 18,000,000 −172,000,000 −90.53%
2012 190,000,000
2010 191,000,000 +32,000,000 +20.13%
2009 159,000,000
2006 817,000,000
2004 26,000,000
2001 61,000,000 +1,000,000 +1.67%
2000 60,000,000
1998 12,000,000 −75,000,000 −86.21%
1997 87,000,000
1995 53,000,000
1991 32,000,000
1989 23,000,000
1985 29,000,000
1980 197,000,000 +54,000,000 +37.76%
1979 143,000,000
1977 502,000,000

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.