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Transport > Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). 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 expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 TuvaluTuvalu $653.03 1994
2 PalauPalau $339.08 1996
3 IcelandIceland $156.73 2011
4 QatarQatar $154.11 2012
5 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ $142.80 1985
6 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. $123.76 1991
7 United Arab EmiratesUAE $118.84 2012
8 SingaporeSingapore $118.03 2012
9 SeychellesSeychelles $91.49 2011
10 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea $88.28 2012
11 BahrainBahrain $82.30 2010
12 KiribatiKiribati $79.63 1994
13 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia $55.30 1997
14 IsraelIsrael $48.94 2012
15 BruneiBrunei $48.52 2012
16 VanuatuVanuatu $44.08 1987
17 AustraliaAustralia $39.19 2012
18 OmanOman $38.32 2012
19 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ $37.77 1987
20 SamoaSamoa $37.17 1988
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) $36.49 2011
21 BarbadosBarbados $35.84 2009
22 CyprusCyprus $34.93 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $34.31 2012
23 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia $32.63 2012
24 NorwayNorway $32.48 2012
25 PanamaPanama $28.93 2012
26 NamibiaNamibia $25.67 2012
27 JordanJordan $25.01 2012
28 MoroccoMorocco $24.29 2012
29 SwedenSweden $23.96 2012
30 South KoreaSouth Korea $21.56 2012
31 VenezuelaVenezuela $21.47 2012
32 MongoliaMongolia $21.46 2012
33 Cape VerdeCape Verde $20.23 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) $19.71 1981
34 AfghanistanAfghanistan $19.31 2012
35 MaltaMalta $19.12 2012
36 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands $18.71 1991
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) $18.36 1983
37 TurkeyTurkey $17.15 2012
38 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $16.99 2012
39 FinlandFinland $16.99 2012
40 AlgeriaAlgeria $16.89 2012
41 SyriaSyria $16.79 2012
42 East TimorEast Timor $15.75 2010
43 NetherlandsNetherlands $15.51 2012
44 FijiFiji $15.47 1995
45 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $14.89 2012
46 IraqIraq $13.97 2012
47 SloveniaSlovenia $13.64 2011
48 KuwaitKuwait $13.54 2012
49 DenmarkDenmark $12.34 2012
50 MaldivesMaldives $12.28 2010
51 BurmaBurma $11.72 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) $10.86 2012
52 GrenadaGrenada $10.74 1982
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) $9.94 2012
53 United KingdomUnited Kingdom $9.46 2012
54 UgandaUganda $9.41 2012
55 BelarusBelarus $8.98 2012
56 New ZealandNew Zealand $8.80 2012
57 CubaCuba $8.42 1991
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) $8.05 2012
58 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $7.48 2012
59 LebanonLebanon $7.01 2012
60 DjiboutiDjibouti $6.98 2012
61 EcuadorEcuador $6.97 2012
62 AlbaniaAlbania $6.96 2012
63 PakistanPakistan $6.94 2012
64 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $6.66 1999
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) $6.19 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) $5.90 2012
65 South SudanSouth Sudan $5.88 2011
66 ColombiaColombia $5.85 2012
67 KazakhstanKazakhstan $5.83 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) $5.81 1988
68 SurinameSuriname $5.66 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) $5.56 2012
69 SpainSpain $5.54 2012
70 CanadaCanada $5.39 2012
71 TongaTonga $5.20 1996
72 BotswanaBotswana $5.08 2010
73 MauritiusMauritius $4.86 2004
74 CambodiaCambodia $4.84 2012
75 European UnionEuropean Union $4.78 2012
76 PolandPoland $4.72 2012
77 TajikistanTajikistan $4.70 2009
78 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $4.59 1993
79 ThailandThailand $4.45 2012
80 LatviaLatvia $4.44 2012
81 GhanaGhana $4.26 2012
82 BelizeBelize $4.19 2000
83 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. $4.15 2012
84 United StatesUnited States $4.13 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $4.13 2012
85 ZambiaZambia $4.12 2012
86 VietnamVietnam $4.10 2012
87 CroatiaCroatia $3.98 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) $3.87 2012
88 IndiaIndia $3.85 2012
89 The GambiaThe Gambia $3.59 2004
90 ItalyItaly $3.53 2012
91 PortugalPortugal $3.32 2012
92 UruguayUruguay $3.25 2011
93 ChileChile $3.21 2012
94 MauritaniaMauritania $3.16 2012
95 GreeceGreece $3.10 2012
96 South AfricaSouth Africa $2.89 2012
97 LaosLaos $2.86 2012
98 The BahamasThe Bahamas $2.82 2009
99 EgyptEgypt $2.80 2012
100 LiberiaLiberia $2.77 2000
101 BelgiumBelgium $2.69 2012
102 GabonGabon $2.51 2011
103 MoldovaMoldova $2.45 1995
104 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $2.44 2010
105 FranceFrance $2.27 2012
106 GermanyGermany $2.23 2012
107 MexicoMexico $2.21 2012
108 BangladeshBangladesh $2.10 2012
109 BrazilBrazil $2.06 2012
110 BeninBenin $1.99 2012
111 ZimbabweZimbabwe $1.96 2006
112 LuxembourgLuxembourg $1.88 2012
113 JapanJapan $1.87 2012
114 MalaysiaMalaysia $1.81 2012
115 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $1.80 2011
116 SudanSudan $1.72 2012
117 RomaniaRomania $1.69 2012
118 ArmeniaArmenia $1.69 2011
119 SlovakiaSlovakia $1.66 2010
120 MadagascarMadagascar $1.58 1996
121 HaitiHaiti $1.57 1985
122 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $1.52 2012
123 EstoniaEstonia $1.49 2012
124 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $1.41 1997
125 ComorosComoros $1.39 2012
126 ChinaChina $1.25 2012
127 RwandaRwanda $1.23 2009
128 KenyaKenya $1.20 2012
129 SenegalSenegal $1.20 2011
130 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $1.18 2011
131 TanzaniaTanzania $1.11 2012
132 HungaryHungary $1.10 2011
133 AustriaAustria $1.06 2012
134 AngolaAngola $1.06 2009
135 ParaguayParaguay $1.05 2012
136 Sri LankaSri Lanka $1.01 2011
137 SwitzerlandSwitzerland $1.00 2012
138 SwazilandSwaziland $0.93 2001
139 ArgentinaArgentina $0.83 2012
140 BhutanBhutan $0.79 2004
141 PhilippinesPhilippines $0.78 2012
142 IranIran $0.77 2012
143 EritreaEritrea $0.77 2007
144 IndonesiaIndonesia $0.76 2012
145 YemenYemen $0.71 2012
146 TunisiaTunisia $0.66 2011
147 GuyanaGuyana $0.64 2008
148 TogoTogo $0.60 2012
149 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $0.58 2004
150 EthiopiaEthiopia $0.52 2012
151 LesothoLesotho $0.52 2006
152 CameroonCameroon $0.48 2010
153 BoliviaBolivia $0.48 2012
154 GeorgiaGeorgia $0.45 2011
155 BulgariaBulgaria $0.41 2012
156 NigeriaNigeria $0.38 2011
157 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $0.38 2006
158 JamaicaJamaica $0.37 2010
159 UzbekistanUzbekistan $0.36 2002
160 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $0.34 2011
161 LibyaLibya $0.33 2011
162 ChadChad $0.32 2012
163 El SalvadorEl Salvador $0.32 2012
164 PeruPeru $0.30 2012
165 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. $0.24 2006
166 NicaraguaNicaragua $0.24 1991
167 IrelandIreland $0.22 2012
168 BurundiBurundi $0.22 2010
169 RussiaRussia $0.22 2012
170 MalawiMalawi $0.21 2008
171 Costa RicaCosta Rica $0.21 2012
172 MaliMali $0.20 2012
173 LithuaniaLithuania $0.17 2012
174 SomaliaSomalia $0.14 1999
175 GuatemalaGuatemala $0.13 2012
176 NepalNepal $0.11 2011
177 GuineaGuinea $0.09 2011
178 SerbiaSerbia $0.07 2012
179 NigerNiger $0.07 2009
180 HondurasHonduras $0.06 2012
181 North KoreaNorth Korea $0.04 2010
182 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $0.03 2012
183 MozambiqueMozambique $0.02 2012

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