Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Zambia

Arms imports in Zambia in 2024 — 1,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 106 in the world out of 111. Since 1964, the indicator has fallen by 85.7%.

2024 1,000,000 M TIV −80% vs 2023
World rank 106of 111
Period maximum 253,000,000 M TIV1981
Period minimum 0 M TIV2005

Trend over time

1964–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Zambia, 1964–20240100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000196419701976198219881994200020062012201820241964: 7,000,000 M TIV1965: 16,000,000 M TIV1966: 17,000,000 M TIV1969: 7,000,000 M TIV1970: 4,000,000 M TIV1971: 165,000,000 M TIV1972: 29,000,000 M TIV1973: 19,000,000 M TIV1974: 9,000,000 M TIV1975: 48,000,000 M TIV1976: 109,000,000 M TIV1977: 41,000,000 M TIV1978: 42,000,000 M TIV1979: 4,000,000 M TIV1980: 136,000,000 M TIV1981: 253,000,000 M TIV1982: 43,000,000 M TIV1984: 18,000,000 M TIV1996: 8,000,000 M TIV2000: 43,000,000 M TIV2002: 2,000,000 M TIV2005: 0 M TIV2006: 30,000,000 M TIV2007: 5,000,000 M TIV2008: 2,000,000 M TIV2011: 1,000,000 M TIV2012: 61,000,000 M TIV2015: 15,000,000 M TIV2016: 44,000,000 M TIV2017: 46,000,000 M TIV2019: 43,000,000 M TIV2020: 3,000,000 M TIV2021: 20,000,000 M TIV2022: 2,000,000 M TIV2023: 5,000,000 M TIV2024: 1,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −6,000,000 (−85.71%) Average annual rate: -3.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 1,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 1,000,000 −4,000,000 −80%
2023 5,000,000 +3,000,000 +150%
2022 2,000,000 −18,000,000 −90%
2021 20,000,000 +17,000,000 +566.67%
2020 3,000,000 −40,000,000 −93.02%
2019 43,000,000
2017 46,000,000 +2,000,000 +4.55%
2016 44,000,000 +29,000,000 +193.33%
2015 15,000,000
2012 61,000,000 +60,000,000 +6,000%
2011 1,000,000
2008 2,000,000 −3,000,000 −60%
2007 5,000,000 −25,000,000 −83.33%
2006 30,000,000 +30,000,000
2005 0
2002 2,000,000
2000 43,000,000
1996 8,000,000
1984 18,000,000
1982 43,000,000 −210,000,000 −83%
1981 253,000,000 +117,000,000 +86.03%
1980 136,000,000 +132,000,000 +3,300%
1979 4,000,000 −38,000,000 −90.48%
1978 42,000,000 +1,000,000 +2.44%
1977 41,000,000 −68,000,000 −62.39%
1976 109,000,000 +61,000,000 +127.08%
1975 48,000,000 +39,000,000 +433.33%
1974 9,000,000 −10,000,000 −52.63%
1973 19,000,000 −10,000,000 −34.48%
1972 29,000,000 −136,000,000 −82.42%
1971 165,000,000 +161,000,000 +4,025%
1970 4,000,000 −3,000,000 −42.86%
1969 7,000,000
1966 17,000,000 +1,000,000 +6.25%
1965 16,000,000 +9,000,000 +128.57%
1964 7,000,000

Eastern 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.