DEFINITION
Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Military Statistics > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
2,697,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 2
United Arab Emirates :
2,381,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 3
India :
1,471,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 4
Israel :
1,422,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 5
Greece :
1,114,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 6
Turkey :
746,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 7
Czech Republic :
630,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 8
South Africa :
606,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 9
Egypt :
596,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 10
Romania :
579,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 11
Korea, South :
544,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 12
Saudi Arabia :
470,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 13
Malaysia :
467,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 14
Chile :
456,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 15
Singapore :
423,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 16
Portugal :
406,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 17
Iran :
403,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 18
Australia :
396,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 19
United States :
387,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 20
Peru :
368,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 21
Vietnam :
291,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 22
Iraq :
290,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 23
Yemen :
289,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 24
Spain :
281,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 25
Eritrea :
276,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 26
Sudan :
270,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
# 27
Japan :
250,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 28
Italy :
224,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 29
Germany :
216,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 30
Ethiopia :
162,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
# 31
Bulgaria :
158,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 32
Tunisia :
156,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 33
Armenia :
151,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
# 34
Algeria :
149,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 35
Switzerland :
144,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 36
Brazil :
142,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 37
Azerbaijan :
140,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
# 38
Macedonia, Republic of :
133,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
# 39
Netherlands :
129,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 40
Canada :
112,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 41
Sweden :
104,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 42
Thailand :
98,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 42
Oman :
98,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 44
Cuba :
96,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1991
= 44
Poland :
96,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 46
United Kingdom :
94,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 47
Denmark :
78,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 48
Finland :
77,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 49
Libya :
74,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
# 50
Kazakhstan :
68,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 51
Argentina :
67,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 52
Kuwait :
55,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 53
Bahamas, The :
54,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
# 54
Belarus :
41,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
# 55
Russia :
40,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1995
# 56
Philippines :
38,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 57
Mexico :
35,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 58
Laos :
34,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 59
Mongolia :
33,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1988
= 59
Ecuador :
33,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 61
Nepal :
32,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 61
Morocco :
32,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 63
Albania :
31,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 64
Ukraine :
29,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 65
Slovakia :
27,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 65
Dominican Republic :
27,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 65
Ghana :
27,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 65
Serbia and Montenegro :
27,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 65
Bangladesh :
27,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 70
Uganda :
26,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 71
Kenya :
25,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 71
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
25,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
# 73
Tajikistan :
24,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1994
= 74
Zimbabwe :
23,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 74
Jordan :
23,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 76
Cambodia :
22,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 76
Afghanistan :
22,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 76
Angola :
22,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 79
Austria :
21,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 80
Burma :
20,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 81
Burkina Faso :
19,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 81
Indonesia :
19,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 81
Madagascar :
19,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1996
= 84
Malta :
18,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 84
Uruguay :
18,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
# 86
Belgium :
17,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
# 87
Honduras :
16,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1989
# 88
Chad :
15,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 89
Côte d'Ivoire :
14,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 89
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
14,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 89
Rwanda :
14,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
= 92
Namibia :
13,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 92
Syria :
13,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 92
Sierra Leone :
13,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
= 95
Hungary :
12,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 95
Fiji :
12,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1995
= 95
Georgia :
12,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 95
Papua New Guinea :
12,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 95
Panama :
12,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
# 100
Colombia :
11,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 101
Nigeria :
10,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 101
Bahrain :
10,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 101
Estonia :
10,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 101
Qatar :
10,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 101
Turkmenistan :
10,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 106
Norway :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 106
Bolivia :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 106
Botswana :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 106
El Salvador :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 106
Mauritania :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
= 106
Lithuania :
9,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 112
Croatia :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 112
Cyprus :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 112
New Zealand :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 112
Equatorial Guinea :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 112
Sri Lanka :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 112
Liberia :
8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
= 118
Gambia, The :
7,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 118
Latvia :
7,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 118
Togo :
7,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 118
Venezuela :
7,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 122
Suriname :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
= 122
Solomon Islands :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1991
= 122
Samoa :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1988
= 122
Cameroon :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 122
Marshall Islands :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1991
= 122
Micronesia, Federated States of :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 122
Moldova :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1995
= 122
Guyana :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 122
Palau :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1996
= 122
Benin :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 122
Tonga :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1991
= 122
Kiribati :
6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1994
= 134
Jamaica :
5,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
= 134
Tanzania :
5,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 134
Uzbekistan :
5,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 134
Gabon :
5,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 138
Burundi :
4,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 138
Brunei :
4,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 138
Ireland :
4,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 141
France :
3,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 141
Niger :
3,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 141
Kyrgyzstan :
3,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 141
Costa Rica :
3,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1993
= 145
Malawi :
2,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1994
= 145
Djibouti :
2,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 145
Korea, North :
2,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 145
Senegal :
2,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1995
= 145
Slovenia :
2,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 150
Guinea-Bissau :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1993
= 150
Mauritius :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1997
= 150
Somalia :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
= 150
Luxembourg :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 150
Central African Republic :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1992
= 150
Nicaragua :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1991
= 150
Cape Verde :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
= 150
Swaziland :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 150
Guatemala :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1998
= 150
Mali :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
= 150
Guinea :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 150
Mozambique :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2003
= 150
Lebanon :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 150
Paraguay :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2005
= 150
Lesotho :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2004
= 150
Seychelles :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1988
= 150
Belize :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2000
= 150
Trinidad and Tobago :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2001
= 150
Congo, Republic of the :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
1999
= 150
Zambia :
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
2002
Total :
22,969,000,000 constant 1990 US$
Weighted average:
135,911,242.6 constant 1990 US$
DEFINITION: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
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