Namibia - Arms imports

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

The latest value for Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Namibia was 35,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 23 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 72,000,000 in 2006 and 1,000,000 in 2011.

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
1994 2,000,000
1995 4,000,000
1997 4,000,000
1998 5,000,000
2001 21,000,000
2002 11,000,000
2004 16,000,000
2006 72,000,000
2007 6,000,000
2008 66,000,000
2009 15,000,000
2010 3,000,000
2011 1,000,000
2012 57,000,000
2013 9,000,000
2014 2,000,000
2016 3,000,000
2017 35,000,000

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade