Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Tuvalu

Arms imports in Tuvalu in 2019 — 7,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 93 in the world out of 131. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 16.7%.

2019 7,000,000 M TIV +16.67% vs 1994
World rank 93of 131
Period maximum 7,000,000 M TIV2019
Period minimum 6,000,000 M TIV1994

Trend over time

1994–2019 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Tuvalu, 1994–20196,000,0006,250,0006,500,0006,750,0007,000,0001994199720002003200620092012201520181994: 6,000,000 M TIV2019: 7,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,000,000 (+16.67%) Average annual rate: 0.62 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Tuvalu 7,000,000 M TIV
World 26,606,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 6,837,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2019 7,000,000
1994 6,000,000

Polynesia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.