Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Western Europe

Arms imports in Western Europe in 2024 — 1,318,000,000 M TIV. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 59%.

2024 1,318,000,000 M TIV +74.57% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6,917,000,000 M TIV1964
Period minimum 178,000,000 M TIV2017

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Western Europe, 1960–202402,000,000,0004,000,000,0006,000,000,0008,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,218,000,000 M TIV1962: 3,231,000,000 M TIV1964: 6,917,000,000 M TIV1966: 4,118,000,000 M TIV1968: 2,097,000,000 M TIV1970: 2,917,000,000 M TIV1972: 2,264,000,000 M TIV1974: 2,436,000,000 M TIV1976: 2,166,000,000 M TIV1978: 2,245,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,889,000,000 M TIV1982: 2,542,000,000 M TIV1984: 2,650,000,000 M TIV1986: 1,431,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,662,000,000 M TIV1990: 1,806,000,000 M TIV1992: 1,779,000,000 M TIV1994: 919,000,000 M TIV1996: 713,000,000 M TIV1998: 1,791,000,000 M TIV2000: 413,000,000 M TIV2002: 545,000,000 M TIV2004: 734,000,000 M TIV2006: 881,000,000 M TIV2008: 822,000,000 M TIV2010: 687,000,000 M TIV2012: 462,000,000 M TIV2014: 224,000,000 M TIV2016: 254,000,000 M TIV2018: 362,000,000 M TIV2020: 1,093,000,000 M TIV2022: 1,340,000,000 M TIV2024: 1,318,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −1,900,000,000 (−59.04%) Average annual rate: -1.39 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 1,318,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 1,318,000,000 +563,000,000 +74.57%
2023 755,000,000 −585,000,000 −43.66%
2022 1,340,000,000 +199,000,000 +17.44%
2021 1,141,000,000 +48,000,000 +4.39%
2020 1,093,000,000 +427,000,000 +64.11%
2019 666,000,000 +304,000,000 +83.98%
2018 362,000,000 +184,000,000 +103.37%
2017 178,000,000 −76,000,000 −29.92%
2016 254,000,000 +2,000,000 +0.79%
2015 252,000,000 +28,000,000 +12.5%
2014 224,000,000 −550,000,000 −71.06%
2013 774,000,000 +312,000,000 +67.53%
2012 462,000,000 +156,000,000 +50.98%
2011 306,000,000 −381,000,000 −55.46%
2010 687,000,000 −393,000,000 −36.39%
2009 1,080,000,000 +258,000,000 +31.39%
2008 822,000,000 −68,000,000 −7.64%
2007 890,000,000 +9,000,000 +1.02%
2006 881,000,000 +397,000,000 +82.02%
2005 484,000,000 −250,000,000 −34.06%
2004 734,000,000 +308,000,000 +72.3%
2003 426,000,000 −119,000,000 −21.83%
2002 545,000,000 +79,000,000 +16.95%
2001 466,000,000 +53,000,000 +12.83%
2000 413,000,000 −708,000,000 −63.16%
1999 1,121,000,000 −670,000,000 −37.41%
1998 1,791,000,000 +765,000,000 +74.56%
1997 1,026,000,000 +313,000,000 +43.9%
1996 713,000,000 +171,000,000 +31.55%
1995 542,000,000 −377,000,000 −41.02%
1994 919,000,000 −29,000,000 −3.06%
1993 948,000,000 −831,000,000 −46.71%
1992 1,779,000,000 −786,000,000 −30.64%
1991 2,565,000,000 +759,000,000 +42.03%
1990 1,806,000,000 −301,000,000 −14.29%
1989 2,107,000,000 +445,000,000 +26.77%
1988 1,662,000,000 +381,000,000 +29.74%
1987 1,281,000,000 −150,000,000 −10.48%
1986 1,431,000,000 −267,000,000 −15.72%
1985 1,698,000,000 −952,000,000 −35.92%
1984 2,650,000,000 −390,000,000 −12.83%
1983 3,040,000,000 +498,000,000 +19.59%
1982 2,542,000,000 +542,000,000 +27.1%
1981 2,000,000,000 +111,000,000 +5.88%
1980 1,889,000,000 −162,000,000 −7.9%
1979 2,051,000,000 −194,000,000 −8.64%
1978 2,245,000,000 +242,000,000 +12.08%
1977 2,003,000,000 −163,000,000 −7.53%
1976 2,166,000,000 −84,000,000 −3.73%
1975 2,250,000,000 −186,000,000 −7.64%
1974 2,436,000,000 −95,000,000 −3.75%
1973 2,531,000,000 +267,000,000 +11.79%
1972 2,264,000,000 −1,670,000,000 −42.45%
1971 3,934,000,000 +1,017,000,000 +34.86%
1970 2,917,000,000 +606,000,000 +26.22%
1969 2,311,000,000 +214,000,000 +10.21%
1968 2,097,000,000 −431,000,000 −17.05%
1967 2,528,000,000 −1,590,000,000 −38.61%
1966 4,118,000,000 −1,173,000,000 −22.17%
1965 5,291,000,000 −1,626,000,000 −23.51%
1964 6,917,000,000 +1,912,000,000 +38.2%
1963 5,005,000,000 +1,774,000,000 +54.91%
1962 3,231,000,000 +353,000,000 +12.27%
1961 2,878,000,000 −340,000,000 −10.57%
1960 3,218,000,000

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.