Nigeria - Arms imports
Arms imports (constant 1990 US$)
The latest value for Arms imports (constant 1990 US$) in Nigeria was 189,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 645,000,000 in 1982 and 1,000,000 in 1961.
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.
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000,000 |
| 1962 | 8,000,000 |
| 1963 | 15,000,000 |
| 1964 | 2,000,000 |
| 1965 | 124,000,000 |
| 1966 | 90,000,000 |
| 1967 | 56,000,000 |
| 1968 | 47,000,000 |
| 1969 | 45,000,000 |
| 1970 | 15,000,000 |
| 1971 | 18,000,000 |
| 1972 | 118,000,000 |
| 1973 | 7,000,000 |
| 1974 | 27,000,000 |
| 1975 | 442,000,000 |
| 1976 | 107,000,000 |
| 1977 | 70,000,000 |
| 1978 | 129,000,000 |
| 1979 | 87,000,000 |
| 1980 | 448,000,000 |
| 1981 | 277,000,000 |
| 1982 | 645,000,000 |
| 1983 | 46,000,000 |
| 1984 | 320,000,000 |
| 1985 | 562,000,000 |
| 1986 | 223,000,000 |
| 1987 | 111,000,000 |
| 1988 | 58,000,000 |
| 1989 | 15,000,000 |
| 1990 | 3,000,000 |
| 1991 | 3,000,000 |
| 1992 | 56,000,000 |
| 1993 | 37,000,000 |
| 1994 | 91,000,000 |
| 1995 | 2,000,000 |
| 1996 | 15,000,000 |
| 1997 | 1,000,000 |
| 2000 | 38,000,000 |
| 2001 | 7,000,000 |
| 2002 | 5,000,000 |
| 2003 | 56,000,000 |
| 2004 | 6,000,000 |
| 2006 | 14,000,000 |
| 2007 | 57,000,000 |
| 2008 | 20,000,000 |
| 2009 | 81,000,000 |
| 2010 | 189,000,000 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade