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Military > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Countries Compared

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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 2.7 billion constant 1990 US$ 2005
2 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.38 billion constant 1990 US$ 2005
3 IndiaIndia 1.47 billion constant 1990 US$ 2005
4 IsraelIsrael 1.42 billion constant 1990 US$ 2005
5 GreeceGreece 1.11 billion constant 1990 US$ 2005
6 TurkeyTurkey 746 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
7 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 630 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
8 South AfricaSouth Africa 606 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
9 EgyptEgypt 596 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
10 RomaniaRomania 579 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
11 South KoreaSouth Korea 544 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 489 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
12 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 470 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
13 MalaysiaMalaysia 467 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
14 ChileChile 456 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
15 SingaporeSingapore 423 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
16 PortugalPortugal 406 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
17 IranIran 403 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
18 AustraliaAustralia 396 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
19 United StatesUnited States 387 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 368.14 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
20 PeruPeru 368 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 293.22 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
21 VietnamVietnam 291 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
22 IraqIraq 290 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
23 YemenYemen 289 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
24 SpainSpain 281 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
25 EritreaEritrea 276 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
26 SudanSudan 270 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 267.3 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
27 JapanJapan 250 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 229.8 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 224.82 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
28 ItalyItaly 224 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 223.33 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
29 GermanyGermany 216 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 185.74 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 183.71 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
30 EthiopiaEthiopia 162 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
31 BulgariaBulgaria 158 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
32 TunisiaTunisia 156 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
33 ArmeniaArmenia 151 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
34 AlgeriaAlgeria 149 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
35 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 144 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
36 BrazilBrazil 142 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
37 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 140 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
38 NetherlandsNetherlands 129 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
39 CanadaCanada 112 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
40 SwedenSweden 104 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=41 ThailandThailand 98 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=41 OmanOman 98 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=43 PolandPoland 96 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=43 CubaCuba 96 million constant 1990 US$ 1991
45 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 94 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
46 DenmarkDenmark 78 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
47 FinlandFinland 77 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
48 LibyaLibya 74 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
49 KazakhstanKazakhstan 68 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
50 ArgentinaArgentina 67 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
51 KuwaitKuwait 55 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
52 The BahamasThe Bahamas 54 million constant 1990 US$ 2000
53 BelarusBelarus 41 million constant 1990 US$ 1999
54 RussiaRussia 40 million constant 1990 US$ 1995
55 PhilippinesPhilippines 38 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
56 MexicoMexico 35 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
57 LaosLaos 34 million constant 1990 US$ 2001
=58 EcuadorEcuador 33 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=58 MongoliaMongolia 33 million constant 1990 US$ 1988
=60 MoroccoMorocco 32 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=60 NepalNepal 32 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
62 AlbaniaAlbania 31 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
63 UkraineUkraine 29 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=64 BangladeshBangladesh 27 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=64 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 27 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=64 GhanaGhana 27 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=64 SlovakiaSlovakia 27 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=64 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 27 million constant 1990 US$ 2001
69 UgandaUganda 26 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=70 KenyaKenya 25 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 25 million constant 1990 US$ 1999
72 TajikistanTajikistan 24 million constant 1990 US$ 1994
=73 JordanJordan 23 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=73 ZimbabweZimbabwe 23 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
=75 AngolaAngola 22 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=75 AfghanistanAfghanistan 22 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=75 CambodiaCambodia 22 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
78 AustriaAustria 21 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
79 BurmaBurma 20 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=80 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 19 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=80 IndonesiaIndonesia 19 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=80 MadagascarMadagascar 19 million constant 1990 US$ 1996
=83 UruguayUruguay 18 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=83 MaltaMalta 18 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
85 BelgiumBelgium 17 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
86 HondurasHonduras 16 million constant 1990 US$ 1989
87 ChadChad 15 million constant 1990 US$ 2001
=88 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 14 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=88 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 14 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=88 RwandaRwanda 14 million constant 1990 US$ 2000
=91 SyriaSyria 13 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=91 NamibiaNamibia 13 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=91 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 13 million constant 1990 US$ 1999
=94 HungaryHungary 12 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=94 GeorgiaGeorgia 12 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=94 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 12 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
=94 PanamaPanama 12 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
=94 FijiFiji 12 million constant 1990 US$ 1995
99 ColombiaColombia 11 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=100 EstoniaEstonia 10 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=100 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=100 BahrainBahrain 10 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=100 NigeriaNigeria 10 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=100 QatarQatar 10 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
=105 LithuaniaLithuania 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=105 BoliviaBolivia 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=105 NorwayNorway 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=105 BotswanaBotswana 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=105 El SalvadorEl Salvador 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
=105 MauritaniaMauritania 9 million constant 1990 US$ 2000
=111 New ZealandNew Zealand 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=111 Sri LankaSri Lanka 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=111 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=111 CroatiaCroatia 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=111 CyprusCyprus 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
=111 LiberiaLiberia 8 million constant 1990 US$ 2000
=117 LatviaLatvia 7 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=117 VenezuelaVenezuela 7 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=117 The GambiaThe Gambia 7 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=117 TogoTogo 7 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
=121 BeninBenin 6 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=121 CameroonCameroon 6 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=121 GuyanaGuyana 6 million constant 1990 US$ 2001
=121 SurinameSuriname 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1999
=121 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
=121 PalauPalau 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1996
=121 MoldovaMoldova 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1995
=121 KiribatiKiribati 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1994
=121 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1991
=121 TongaTonga 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1991
=121 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1991
=121 SamoaSamoa 6 million constant 1990 US$ 1988
=133 GabonGabon 5 million constant 1990 US$ 2004
=133 TanzaniaTanzania 5 million constant 1990 US$ 2003
=133 UzbekistanUzbekistan 5 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=133 JamaicaJamaica 5 million constant 1990 US$ 1999
=137 IrelandIreland 4 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=137 BurundiBurundi 4 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=137 BruneiBrunei 4 million constant 1990 US$ 2001
=140 FranceFrance 3 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=140 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=140 NigerNiger 3 million constant 1990 US$ 1997
=140 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3 million constant 1990 US$ 1993
=144 SloveniaSlovenia 2 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=144 North KoreaNorth Korea 2 million constant 1990 US$ 2005
=144 DjiboutiDjibouti 2 million constant 1990 US$ 2002
=144 SenegalSenegal 2 million constant 1990 US$ 1995
=144 MalawiMalawi 2 million constant 1990 US$ 1994
=149 LebanonLebanon 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2005
=149 ParaguayParaguay 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2005
=149 LesothoLesotho 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2004
=149 GuineaGuinea 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2003
=149 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2003
=149 MozambiqueMozambique 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2003
=149 ZambiaZambia 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2002
=149 MaliMali 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2002
=149 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2001
=149 SwazilandSwaziland 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2001
=149 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2000
=149 BelizeBelize 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 2000
=149 SomaliaSomalia 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1999
=149 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1999
=149 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1998
=149 MauritiusMauritius 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1997
=149 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1993
=149 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1992
=149 NicaraguaNicaragua 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1991
=149 SeychellesSeychelles 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ 1988

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Interesting observations about Military > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$

  • Israel ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Greece ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst European Union in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Turkey ranked second for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst NATO countries in 2005.
  • India ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Chile ranked first for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • France ranked last for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Non-religious countries in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked second for arms imports > constant 1990 US$ amongst Christian countries in 2005.
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