Botswana - Arms imports

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Botswana was 88,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 88,000,000 in 2020 and 1,000,000 in 1977.

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. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. at constant (1990) prices. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m.

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Arms Transfers Programme (http://portal.sipri.org/publications/pages/transfer/splash).

See also:

Year Value
1977 1,000,000
1978 1,000,000
1979 7,000,000
1980 2,000,000
1981 9,000,000
1985 4,000,000
1987 26,000,000
1988 40,000,000
1989 4,000,000
1990 23,000,000
1991 2,000,000
1992 2,000,000
1993 11,000,000
1995 11,000,000
1996 32,000,000
1997 71,000,000
1998 2,000,000
2000 53,000,000
2001 15,000,000
2002 1,000,000
2003 10,000,000
2004 9,000,000
2009 13,000,000
2010 10,000,000
2012 6,000,000
2013 9,000,000
2016 5,000,000
2018 6,000,000
2019 8,000,000
2020 88,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade