Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Syria

Arms imports in Syria in 2021 — 7,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 93 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 81.6%.

2021 7,000,000 M TIV −91.25% vs 2020
World rank 93of 125
Period maximum 3,410,000,000 M TIV1974
Period minimum 7,000,000 M TIV2014

Trend over time

1960–2021 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Syria, 1960–202101,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,0004,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620211960: 38,000,000 M TIV1962: 35,000,000 M TIV1964: 65,000,000 M TIV1966: 525,000,000 M TIV1968: 829,000,000 M TIV1970: 870,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,517,000,000 M TIV1974: 3,410,000,000 M TIV1976: 527,000,000 M TIV1978: 871,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,867,000,000 M TIV1982: 1,989,000,000 M TIV1984: 1,817,000,000 M TIV1986: 1,267,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,312,000,000 M TIV1990: 739,000,000 M TIV1992: 277,000,000 M TIV1994: 14,000,000 M TIV1996: 25,000,000 M TIV1998: 45,000,000 M TIV2000: 49,000,000 M TIV2002: 40,000,000 M TIV2004: 20,000,000 M TIV2006: 95,000,000 M TIV2008: 326,000,000 M TIV2010: 420,000,000 M TIV2012: 529,000,000 M TIV2014: 7,000,000 M TIV2016: 18,000,000 M TIV2018: 199,000,000 M TIV2020: 80,000,000 M TIV2021: 7,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −31,000,000 (−81.58%) Average annual rate: -2.74 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Syria 7,000,000 M TIV
World 26,016,000,000 M TIV
Middle East & North Africa 8,573,000,000 M TIV
Western Asia computed 6,287,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2021 7,000,000 −73,000,000 −91.25%
2020 80,000,000 −24,000,000 −23.08%
2019 104,000,000 −95,000,000 −47.74%
2018 199,000,000 +147,000,000 +282.69%
2017 52,000,000 +34,000,000 +188.89%
2016 18,000,000 +2,000,000 +12.5%
2015 16,000,000 +9,000,000 +128.57%
2014 7,000,000 −489,000,000 −98.59%
2013 496,000,000 −33,000,000 −6.24%
2012 529,000,000 +44,000,000 +9.07%
2011 485,000,000 +65,000,000 +15.48%
2010 420,000,000 +167,000,000 +66.01%
2009 253,000,000 −73,000,000 −22.39%
2008 326,000,000 +311,000,000 +2,073.33%
2007 15,000,000 −80,000,000 −84.21%
2006 95,000,000 +65,000,000 +216.67%
2005 30,000,000 +10,000,000 +50%
2004 20,000,000 −44,000,000 −68.75%
2003 64,000,000 +24,000,000 +60%
2002 40,000,000 +17,000,000 +73.91%
2001 23,000,000 −26,000,000 −53.06%
2000 49,000,000 +1,000,000 +2.08%
1999 48,000,000 +3,000,000 +6.67%
1998 45,000,000 +20,000,000 +80%
1997 25,000,000 +0 +0%
1996 25,000,000 +0 +0%
1995 25,000,000 +11,000,000 +78.57%
1994 14,000,000 −152,000,000 −91.57%
1993 166,000,000 −111,000,000 −40.07%
1992 277,000,000 −38,000,000 −12.06%
1991 315,000,000 −424,000,000 −57.37%
1990 739,000,000 +76,000,000 +11.46%
1989 663,000,000 −649,000,000 −49.47%
1988 1,312,000,000 −97,000,000 −6.88%
1987 1,409,000,000 +142,000,000 +11.21%
1986 1,267,000,000 −314,000,000 −19.86%
1985 1,581,000,000 −236,000,000 −12.99%
1984 1,817,000,000 −424,000,000 −18.92%
1983 2,241,000,000 +252,000,000 +12.67%
1982 1,989,000,000 +640,000,000 +47.44%
1981 1,349,000,000 −518,000,000 −27.75%
1980 1,867,000,000 −178,000,000 −8.7%
1979 2,045,000,000 +1,174,000,000 +134.79%
1978 871,000,000 −60,000,000 −6.44%
1977 931,000,000 +404,000,000 +76.66%
1976 527,000,000 −884,000,000 −62.65%
1975 1,411,000,000 −1,999,000,000 −58.62%
1974 3,410,000,000 +128,000,000 +3.9%
1973 3,282,000,000 +1,765,000,000 +116.35%
1972 1,517,000,000 +782,000,000 +106.39%
1971 735,000,000 −135,000,000 −15.52%
1970 870,000,000 −5,000,000 −0.57%
1969 875,000,000 +46,000,000 +5.55%
1968 829,000,000 −76,000,000 −8.4%
1967 905,000,000 +380,000,000 +72.38%
1966 525,000,000 +425,000,000 +425%
1965 100,000,000 +35,000,000 +53.85%
1964 65,000,000 −24,000,000 −26.97%
1963 89,000,000 +54,000,000 +154.29%
1962 35,000,000 +8,000,000 +29.63%
1961 27,000,000 −11,000,000 −28.95%
1960 38,000,000

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.