NationMaster - Conventional arms imports (per capita) (most recent) by country

DEFINITION
Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

Military Statistics > Conventional arms imports (per capita) (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount (top to bottom)

United Arab Emirates:

486.149 per 1 population

Greece:

134.421 per 1 population

Israel:

115.342 per 1 population

Singapore:

103.028 per 1 population

Eritrea:

81.799 per 1 population

Oman:

40.973 per 1 population

Denmark:

35.714 per 1 population

Saudi Arabia:

31.721 per 1 population

Namibia:

26.096 per 1 population

#10

Jordan:

22.917 per 1 population

#11

Armenia:

22.796 per 1 population

#12

Switzerland:

16.691 per 1 population

#13

Australia:

16.625 per 1 population

#14

Korea, South:

15.152 per 1 population

#15

Yemen:

14.908 per 1 population

#16

Bahrain:

14.528 per 1 population

#17

Libya:

12.834 per 1 population

#18

Romania:

12.36 per 1 population

#19

Malaysia:

11.564 per 1 population

#20

Netherlands:

11.154 per 1 population

#21

Finland:

10.913 per 1 population

#22

New Zealand:

10.409 per 1 population

#23

Canada:

10.364 per 1 population

#24

Algeria:

8.668 per 1 population

#25

Lithuania:

8.618 per 1 population

#26

Slovenia:

6.962 per 1 population

#27

Sudan:

6.719 per 1 population

#28

Poland:

6.639 per 1 population

#29

Spain:

6.47 per 1 population

#30

Ireland:

6.225 per 1 population

#31

Latvia:

6.114 per 1 population

#32

Botswana:

6.098 per 1 population

#33

Turkey:

6 per 1 population

#34

Austria:

5.62 per 1 population

#35

Portugal:

5.584 per 1 population

#36

Italy:

5.456 per 1 population

#37

Egypt:

5.135 per 1 population

#38

Iran:

4.161 per 1 population

#39

Turkmenistan:

4.039 per 1 population

#40

Estonia:

3.751 per 1 population

#41

Argentina:

3.263 per 1 population

#42

Vietnam:

2.957 per 1 population

#43

United Kingdom:

2.829 per 1 population

#44

Chile:

2.691 per 1 population

#45

Mexico:

2.495 per 1 population

#46

Dominican Republic:

2.32 per 1 population

#47

Ethiopia:

2.218 per 1 population

#48

India:

2.199 per 1 population

#49

Pakistan:

2.118 per 1 population

#50

United States:

1.802 per 1 population

#51

Croatia:

1.779 per 1 population

#52

Kazakhstan:

1.778 per 1 population

#53

Czech Republic:

1.758 per 1 population

#54

China:

1.713 per 1 population

#55

Albania:

1.684 per 1 population

#56

Ecuador:

1.646 per 1 population

#57

Thailand:

1.636 per 1 population

#58

Bulgaria:

1.611 per 1 population

#59

Japan:

1.53 per 1 population

#60

Hungary:

1.499 per 1 population

#61

France:

1.467 per 1 population

#62

Sweden:

1.444 per 1 population

#63

Burma:

1.383 per 1 population

#64

Ghana:

1.23 per 1 population

#65

Belgium:

1.158 per 1 population

#66

Nepal:

1.156 per 1 population

#67

Kyrgyzstan:

0.972 per 1 population

#68

Côte d'Ivoire:

0.809 per 1 population

#69

Uganda:

0.697 per 1 population

#70

Philippines:

0.672 per 1 population

#71

Paraguay:

0.63 per 1 population

#72

Ukraine:

0.617 per 1 population

#73

Peru:

0.501 per 1 population

#74

Lesotho:

0.492 per 1 population

#75

Venezuela:

0.473 per 1 population

#76

Angola:

0.423 per 1 population

#77

Colombia:

0.396 per 1 population

#78

Indonesia:

0.351 per 1 population

#79

Sri Lanka:

0.299 per 1 population

#80

Norway:

0.218 per 1 population

#81

Brazil:

0.204 per 1 population

#82

Bangladesh:

0.18 per 1 population

#83

South Africa:

0.18 per 1 population

#84

Bolivia:

0.113 per 1 population

#85

Nigeria:

0.078 per 1 population

Total:

1,418.386 per 1 population

Weighted average:

16.7 per 1 population

DEFINITION: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

SOURCE: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.

Military Statistics > Conventional arms imports (per capita) (most recent) by country

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