Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Tunisia

Arms imports in Tunisia in 2024 — 78,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 44 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 77.3%.

2024 78,000,000 M TIV +136.36% vs 2023
World rank 44of 111
Period maximum 314,000,000 M TIV1985
Period minimum 0 M TIV1971

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Tunisia, 1960–20240100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000400,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44,000,000 M TIV1961: 6,000,000 M TIV1963: 7,000,000 M TIV1964: 4,000,000 M TIV1965: 40,000,000 M TIV1967: 5,000,000 M TIV1968: 17,000,000 M TIV1969: 23,000,000 M TIV1970: 49,000,000 M TIV1971: 0 M TIV1972: 4,000,000 M TIV1973: 26,000,000 M TIV1974: 14,000,000 M TIV1975: 14,000,000 M TIV1976: 10,000,000 M TIV1977: 73,000,000 M TIV1978: 14,000,000 M TIV1979: 122,000,000 M TIV1980: 103,000,000 M TIV1981: 56,000,000 M TIV1982: 60,000,000 M TIV1983: 103,000,000 M TIV1984: 116,000,000 M TIV1985: 314,000,000 M TIV1987: 56,000,000 M TIV1988: 17,000,000 M TIV1989: 48,000,000 M TIV1990: 4,000,000 M TIV1991: 20,000,000 M TIV1992: 32,000,000 M TIV1994: 35,000,000 M TIV1995: 56,000,000 M TIV1996: 68,000,000 M TIV1997: 41,000,000 M TIV1998: 18,000,000 M TIV1999: 12,000,000 M TIV2002: 44,000,000 M TIV2003: 1,000,000 M TIV2005: 168,000,000 M TIV2006: 2,000,000 M TIV2008: 3,000,000 M TIV2010: 7,000,000 M TIV2011: 7,000,000 M TIV2013: 40,000,000 M TIV2014: 49,000,000 M TIV2015: 7,000,000 M TIV2016: 39,000,000 M TIV2017: 98,000,000 M TIV2018: 181,000,000 M TIV2019: 15,000,000 M TIV2020: 16,000,000 M TIV2021: 19,000,000 M TIV2022: 33,000,000 M TIV2023: 33,000,000 M TIV2024: 78,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +34,000,000 (+77.27%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Tunisia 78,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Middle East & North Africa 6,143,000,000 M TIV
Northern Africa computed 308,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 78,000,000 +45,000,000 +136.36%
2023 33,000,000 +0 +0%
2022 33,000,000 +14,000,000 +73.68%
2021 19,000,000 +3,000,000 +18.75%
2020 16,000,000 +1,000,000 +6.67%
2019 15,000,000 −166,000,000 −91.71%
2018 181,000,000 +83,000,000 +84.69%
2017 98,000,000 +59,000,000 +151.28%
2016 39,000,000 +32,000,000 +457.14%
2015 7,000,000 −42,000,000 −85.71%
2014 49,000,000 +9,000,000 +22.5%
2013 40,000,000
2011 7,000,000 +0 +0%
2010 7,000,000
2008 3,000,000
2006 2,000,000 −166,000,000 −98.81%
2005 168,000,000
2003 1,000,000 −43,000,000 −97.73%
2002 44,000,000
1999 12,000,000 −6,000,000 −33.33%
1998 18,000,000 −23,000,000 −56.1%
1997 41,000,000 −27,000,000 −39.71%
1996 68,000,000 +12,000,000 +21.43%
1995 56,000,000 +21,000,000 +60%
1994 35,000,000
1992 32,000,000 +12,000,000 +60%
1991 20,000,000 +16,000,000 +400%
1990 4,000,000 −44,000,000 −91.67%
1989 48,000,000 +31,000,000 +182.35%
1988 17,000,000 −39,000,000 −69.64%
1987 56,000,000
1985 314,000,000 +198,000,000 +170.69%
1984 116,000,000 +13,000,000 +12.62%
1983 103,000,000 +43,000,000 +71.67%
1982 60,000,000 +4,000,000 +7.14%
1981 56,000,000 −47,000,000 −45.63%
1980 103,000,000 −19,000,000 −15.57%
1979 122,000,000 +108,000,000 +771.43%
1978 14,000,000 −59,000,000 −80.82%
1977 73,000,000 +63,000,000 +630%
1976 10,000,000 −4,000,000 −28.57%
1975 14,000,000 +0 +0%
1974 14,000,000 −12,000,000 −46.15%
1973 26,000,000 +22,000,000 +550%
1972 4,000,000 +4,000,000
1971 0 −49,000,000 −100%
1970 49,000,000 +26,000,000 +113.04%
1969 23,000,000 +6,000,000 +35.29%
1968 17,000,000 +12,000,000 +240%
1967 5,000,000
1965 40,000,000 +36,000,000 +900%
1964 4,000,000 −3,000,000 −42.86%
1963 7,000,000
1961 6,000,000 −38,000,000 −86.36%
1960 44,000,000

Northern Africa, 2024

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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.