Moldova - Arms exports

Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Moldova was 11,000,000 as of 2011. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 217,000,000 in 1997 and 3,000,000 in 2006.

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
1992 11,000,000
1994 36,000,000
1997 217,000,000
2000 6,000,000
2001 42,000,000
2002 60,000,000
2003 13,000,000
2005 18,000,000
2006 3,000,000
2007 19,000,000
2008 29,000,000
2009 20,000,000
2011 11,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade