Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Tanzania

Arms imports in Tanzania in 2021 — 52,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 54 in the world out of 125. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 1,200%.

2021 52,000,000 M TIV +550% vs 2020
World rank 54of 125
Period maximum 260,000,000 M TIV1979
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1967

Trend over time

1964–2021 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Tanzania, 1964–20210100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820211964: 4,000,000 M TIV1965: 4,000,000 M TIV1966: 22,000,000 M TIV1967: 1,000,000 M TIV1970: 11,000,000 M TIV1971: 60,000,000 M TIV1972: 51,000,000 M TIV1973: 121,000,000 M TIV1974: 185,000,000 M TIV1975: 48,000,000 M TIV1977: 47,000,000 M TIV1978: 67,000,000 M TIV1979: 260,000,000 M TIV1980: 53,000,000 M TIV1981: 121,000,000 M TIV1982: 9,000,000 M TIV1986: 1,000,000 M TIV1989: 5,000,000 M TIV1992: 18,000,000 M TIV1994: 5,000,000 M TIV1996: 4,000,000 M TIV2000: 2,000,000 M TIV2002: 1,000,000 M TIV2003: 51,000,000 M TIV2005: 10,000,000 M TIV2006: 12,000,000 M TIV2007: 1,000,000 M TIV2009: 29,000,000 M TIV2011: 78,000,000 M TIV2012: 115,000,000 M TIV2013: 118,000,000 M TIV2014: 14,000,000 M TIV2015: 20,000,000 M TIV2016: 20,000,000 M TIV2017: 2,000,000 M TIV2018: 17,000,000 M TIV2020: 8,000,000 M TIV2021: 52,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +48,000,000 (+1,200%) Average annual rate: 4.6 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Tanzania 52,000,000 M TIV
World 26,016,000,000 M TIV
Eastern Africa computed 252,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,808,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2021 52,000,000 +44,000,000 +550%
2020 8,000,000
2018 17,000,000 +15,000,000 +750%
2017 2,000,000 −18,000,000 −90%
2016 20,000,000 +0 +0%
2015 20,000,000 +6,000,000 +42.86%
2014 14,000,000 −104,000,000 −88.14%
2013 118,000,000 +3,000,000 +2.61%
2012 115,000,000 +37,000,000 +47.44%
2011 78,000,000
2009 29,000,000
2007 1,000,000 −11,000,000 −91.67%
2006 12,000,000 +2,000,000 +20%
2005 10,000,000
2003 51,000,000 +50,000,000 +5,000%
2002 1,000,000
2000 2,000,000
1996 4,000,000
1994 5,000,000
1992 18,000,000
1989 5,000,000
1986 1,000,000
1982 9,000,000 −112,000,000 −92.56%
1981 121,000,000 +68,000,000 +128.3%
1980 53,000,000 −207,000,000 −79.62%
1979 260,000,000 +193,000,000 +288.06%
1978 67,000,000 +20,000,000 +42.55%
1977 47,000,000
1975 48,000,000 −137,000,000 −74.05%
1974 185,000,000 +64,000,000 +52.89%
1973 121,000,000 +70,000,000 +137.25%
1972 51,000,000 −9,000,000 −15%
1971 60,000,000 +49,000,000 +445.45%
1970 11,000,000
1967 1,000,000 −21,000,000 −95.45%
1966 22,000,000 +18,000,000 +450%
1965 4,000,000 +0 +0%
1964 4,000,000

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.