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