NationMaster - Conventional arms imports (per $ GDP) (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 $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

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

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Rank

Countries

Amount (top to bottom)

Eritrea:

91.96 per $1,000

United Arab Emirates:

19.57 per $1,000

Yemen:

19.015 per $1,000

Greece:

6.334 per $1,000

Israel:

5.612 per $1,000

Jordan:

5.176 per $1,000

Armenia:

4.982 per $1,000

Singapore:

3.772 per $1,000

Namibia:

3.591 per $1,000

#10

Sudan:

3.544 per $1,000

#11

Oman:

3.229 per $1,000

#12

Ethiopia:

2.951 per $1,000

#13

Saudi Arabia:

2.701 per $1,000

#14

Libya:

1.974 per $1,000

#15

Romania:

1.609 per $1,000

#16

Algeria:

1.328 per $1,000

#17

Egypt:

1.258 per $1,000

#18

Malaysia:

1.208 per $1,000

#19

Denmark:

1.112 per $1,000

#20

Vietnam:

1.087 per $1,000

#21

Pakistan:

0.99 per $1,000

#22

Burma:

0.875 per $1,000

#23

Turkey:

0.822 per $1,000

#24

Nepal:

0.81 per $1,000

#25

Korea, South:

0.797 per $1,000

#26

Bahrain:

0.769 per $1,000

#27

Turkmenistan:

0.725 per $1,000

#28

India:

0.716 per $1,000

#29

Lithuania:

0.685 per $1,000

#30

Botswana:

0.664 per $1,000

#31

Kyrgyzstan:

0.589 per $1,000

#32

Côte d'Ivoire:

0.565 per $1,000

#33

Ghana:

0.559 per $1,000

#34

Poland:

0.553 per $1,000

#35

Iran:

0.548 per $1,000

#36

Australia:

0.546 per $1,000

#37

Latvia:

0.528 per $1,000

#38

Switzerland:

0.496 per $1,000

#39

Uganda:

0.482 per $1,000

#40

New Zealand:

0.454 per $1,000

#41

Ecuador:

0.444 per $1,000

#42

Netherlands:

0.38 per $1,000

#43

Dominican Republic:

0.377 per $1,000

#44

Finland:

0.377 per $1,000

#45

Slovenia:

0.355 per $1,000

#46

Albania:

0.344 per $1,000

#47

Canada:

0.332 per $1,000

#48

Portugal:

0.313 per $1,000

#49

China:

0.308 per $1,000

#50

Spain:

0.278 per $1,000

#51

Argentina:

0.267 per $1,000

#52

Mexico:

0.263 per $1,000

#53

Estonia:

0.26 per $1,000

#54

Chile:

0.254 per $1,000

#55

Kazakhstan:

0.228 per $1,000

#56

Angola:

0.216 per $1,000

#57

Thailand:

0.2 per $1,000

#58

Ireland:

0.198 per $1,000

#59

Italy:

0.197 per $1,000

#60

Bulgaria:

0.195 per $1,000

#61

Austria:

0.18 per $1,000

#62

Lesotho:

0.17 per $1,000

#63

Croatia:

0.159 per $1,000

#64

Philippines:

0.137 per $1,000

#65

Paraguay:

0.134 per $1,000

#66

Czech Republic:

0.105 per $1,000

#67

Indonesia:

0.103 per $1,000

#68

Hungary:

0.1 per $1,000

#69

Ukraine:

0.097 per $1,000

#70

United Kingdom:

0.096 per $1,000

#71

Bangladesh:

0.094 per $1,000

#72

Peru:

0.09 per $1,000

#73

Venezuela:

0.083 per $1,000

#74

Nigeria:

0.08 per $1,000

#75

Sri Lanka:

0.074 per $1,000

#76

Colombia:

0.06 per $1,000

#77

Japan:

0.052 per $1,000

#78

Sweden:

0.051 per $1,000

#79

France:

0.051 per $1,000

#80

Bolivia:

0.045 per $1,000

#81

United States:

0.045 per $1,000

#82

Belgium:

0.038 per $1,000

#83

Brazil:

0.025 per $1,000

#84

South Africa:

0.016 per $1,000

#85

Norway:

0.005 per $1,000

Total:

203.062 per $1,000

Weighted average:

2.4 per $1,000

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 $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

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

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

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