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Arms imports — Zimbabwe

Arms imports in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 20,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 76 in the world out of 127. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 33.3%.

2023 20,000,000 M TIV −20% vs 2006
World rank 76of 127
Period maximum 212,000,000 M TIV1986
Period minimum 0 M TIV1973

Trend over time

1960–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Zimbabwe, 1960–20230100,000,000200,000,000300,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 15,000,000 M TIV1962: 16,000,000 M TIV1963: 20,000,000 M TIV1967: 21,000,000 M TIV1971: 5,000,000 M TIV1972: 21,000,000 M TIV1973: 0 M TIV1974: 2,000,000 M TIV1975: 42,000,000 M TIV1976: 19,000,000 M TIV1977: 4,000,000 M TIV1978: 13,000,000 M TIV1981: 15,000,000 M TIV1982: 81,000,000 M TIV1983: 34,000,000 M TIV1984: 33,000,000 M TIV1985: 28,000,000 M TIV1986: 212,000,000 M TIV1987: 29,000,000 M TIV1988: 2,000,000 M TIV1990: 2,000,000 M TIV1991: 47,000,000 M TIV1992: 63,000,000 M TIV1993: 0 M TIV1998: 1,000,000 M TIV1999: 25,000,000 M TIV2000: 8,000,000 M TIV2001: 10,000,000 M TIV2003: 16,000,000 M TIV2004: 14,000,000 M TIV2005: 25,000,000 M TIV2006: 25,000,000 M TIV2023: 20,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +5,000,000 (+33.33%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 20,000,000 M TIV
World 29,664,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 731,000,000 M TIV
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10,810,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 20,000,000 — —
2006 25,000,000 +0 +0%
2005 25,000,000 +11,000,000 +78.57%
2004 14,000,000 −2,000,000 −12.5%
2003 16,000,000 — —
2001 10,000,000 +2,000,000 +25%
2000 8,000,000 −17,000,000 −68%
1999 25,000,000 +24,000,000 +2,400%
1998 1,000,000 — —
1993 0 −63,000,000 −100%
1992 63,000,000 +16,000,000 +34.04%
1991 47,000,000 +45,000,000 +2,250%
1990 2,000,000 — —
1988 2,000,000 −27,000,000 −93.1%
1987 29,000,000 −183,000,000 −86.32%
1986 212,000,000 +184,000,000 +657.14%
1985 28,000,000 −5,000,000 −15.15%
1984 33,000,000 −1,000,000 −2.94%
1983 34,000,000 −47,000,000 −58.02%
1982 81,000,000 +66,000,000 +440%
1981 15,000,000 — —
1978 13,000,000 +9,000,000 +225%
1977 4,000,000 −15,000,000 −78.95%
1976 19,000,000 −23,000,000 −54.76%
1975 42,000,000 +40,000,000 +2,000%
1974 2,000,000 +2,000,000 —
1973 0 −21,000,000 −100%
1972 21,000,000 +16,000,000 +320%
1971 5,000,000 — —
1967 21,000,000 — —
1963 20,000,000 +4,000,000 +25%
1962 16,000,000 — —
1960 15,000,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

RW Rwanda 37,000,000 ZW Zimbabwe 20,000,000 UG Uganda 16,000,000 ZM Zambia 5,000,000 SO Somalia 4,000,000 MZ Mozambique 3,000,000 ET Ethiopia 2,000,000 DJ Djibouti 0
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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.

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