IBRD only - Arms exports

Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in IBRD only was 4,663,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 11,666,000,000 in 2013 and 85,000,000 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. 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
1960 328,000,000
1961 85,000,000
1967 757,000,000
1969 1,035,000,000
1995 5,373,000,000
2004 7,337,000,000
2006 7,317,000,000
2008 8,130,000,000
2009 7,135,000,000
2011 10,931,000,000
2013 11,666,000,000
2014 7,971,000,000
2016 10,535,000,000
2017 8,486,000,000
2018 8,755,000,000
2019 7,538,000,000
2020 4,663,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade