Military > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United Arab EmiratesUAE	525.24 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
2	IsraelIsrael	205.38 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
3	The BahamasThe Bahamas	179.14 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
4	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	127.33 constant 1990 US$ per c	1991
5	GreeceGreece	100.32 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
6	SingaporeSingapore	97.42 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
7	KiribatiKiribati	76.5 constant 1990 US$ per c	1994
8	TongaTonga	63.21 constant 1990 US$ per c	1991
9	EritreaEritrea	62.71 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
10	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	61.56 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
11	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	55.62 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
12	ArmeniaArmenia	49.9 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
13	MaltaMalta	44.61 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	40.03 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
14	PortugalPortugal	38.48 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
15	OmanOman	38.18 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
16	SamoaSamoa	37.68 constant 1990 US$ per c	1988
17	ChileChile	27.98 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
18	RomaniaRomania	26.76 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	22.41 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
19	KuwaitKuwait	21.69 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	21.18 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	21.13 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
20	BulgariaBulgaria	20.41 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
21	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	20.33 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
22	AustraliaAustralia	19.48 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
23	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	19.36 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
24	MalaysiaMalaysia	18.42 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
25	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	18.41 constant 1990 US$ per c	1991
26	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	17.13 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	16.37 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
27	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	16.25 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
28	MongoliaMongolia	16.24 constant 1990 US$ per c	1988
29	FijiFiji	15.63 constant 1990 US$ per c	1995
30	TunisiaTunisia	15.55 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	14.9 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
31	FinlandFinland	14.68 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
32	SeychellesSeychelles	14.53 constant 1990 US$ per c	1988
33	DenmarkDenmark	14.4 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
34	BahrainBahrain	13.97 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
35	SurinameSuriname	13.95 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
36	YemenYemen	13.78 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
37	QatarQatar	13.64 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
38	PeruPeru	13.16 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
39	South AfricaSouth Africa	12.92 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
40	LibyaLibya	12.89 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
41	BruneiBrunei	11.72 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
42	SwedenSweden	11.53 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	11.31 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
43	South KoreaSouth Korea	11.26 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
44	IraqIraq	11.12 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
45	CyprusCyprus	11.07 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
46	TurkeyTurkey	10.35 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
47	AlbaniaAlbania	9.9 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
48	CubaCuba	9.04 constant 1990 US$ per c	1991
49	EgyptEgypt	8.05 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
50	GuyanaGuyana	8.05 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
51	NetherlandsNetherlands	7.9 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
52	SudanSudan	7.6 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
53	EstoniaEstonia	7.43 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	7.08 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
54	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	6.67 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
55	SpainSpain	6.47 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
56	NamibiaNamibia	6.47 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
57	LaosLaos	6.4 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
58	IranIran	5.91 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
59	UruguayUruguay	5.45 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
60	BotswanaBotswana	5.09 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
61	SlovakiaSlovakia	5.02 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
62	The GambiaThe Gambia	4.74 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
63	AlgeriaAlgeria	4.54 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
64	KazakhstanKazakhstan	4.49 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
65	PanamaPanama	4.32 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
66	JordanJordan	4.25 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
67	TajikistanTajikistan	4.22 constant 1990 US$ per c	1994
68	BelarusBelarus	4.09 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
69	BelizeBelize	4 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
70	ItalyItaly	3.82 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
71	GabonGabon	3.67 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
72	VietnamVietnam	3.5 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
73	CanadaCanada	3.47 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
74	MauritaniaMauritania	3.4 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
75	HondurasHonduras	3.39 constant 1990 US$ per c	1989
76	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	3.32 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
77	LatviaLatvia	3.04 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
78	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.97 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
79	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	2.9 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
80	DjiboutiDjibouti	2.67 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
81	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.66 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
82	LithuaniaLithuania	2.64 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
83	GermanyGermany	2.62 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
84	LiberiaLiberia	2.61 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
85	AustriaAustria	2.55 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
86	PolandPoland	2.52 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
87	EcuadorEcuador	2.5 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
88	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	2.43 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
89	EthiopiaEthiopia	2.32 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
90	LuxembourgLuxembourg	2.22 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
91	Cape VerdeCape Verde	2.22 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	2.11 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
92	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	2.1 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
93	ChinaChina	2.07 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
94	JapanJapan	1.96 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
95	New ZealandNew Zealand	1.95 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
96	NorwayNorway	1.95 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
97	JamaicaJamaica	1.94 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
98	CambodiaCambodia	1.84 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
99	CroatiaCroatia	1.8 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
100	ZimbabweZimbabwe	1.79 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
101	ChadChad	1.76 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
102	RwandaRwanda	1.75 constant 1990 US$ per c	2000
103	ArgentinaArgentina	1.73 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
104	BelgiumBelgium	1.63 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
105	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.56 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
106	ThailandThailand	1.53 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
107	TogoTogo	1.45 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
108	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	1.44 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
109	AngolaAngola	1.38 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
110	MoldovaMoldova	1.37 constant 1990 US$ per c	1995
111	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1.35 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
112	IndiaIndia	1.34 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
113	MadagascarMadagascar	1.32 constant 1990 US$ per c	1996
114	United StatesUnited States	1.31 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
115	GhanaGhana	1.25 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
116	NepalNepal	1.2 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
117	HungaryHungary	1.19 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
118	MoroccoMorocco	1.06 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
119	SloveniaSlovenia	1 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
120	BoliviaBolivia	0.98 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
121	IrelandIreland	0.962 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
122	SwazilandSwaziland	0.936 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
123	UgandaUganda	0.935 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
124	Costa RicaCosta Rica	0.907 constant 1990 US$ per c	1993
125	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.895 constant 1990 US$ per c	1993
126	MauritiusMauritius	0.871 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
=127	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	0.783 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
=127	BeninBenin	0.783 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
129	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.776 constant 1990 US$ per c	2001
130	BrazilBrazil	0.762 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
131	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.735 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
132	KenyaKenya	0.73 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
133	SyriaSyria	0.7 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
134	UkraineUkraine	0.611 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
135	BurundiBurundi	0.587 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
136	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.583 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
137	LesothoLesotho	0.556 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
138	PhilippinesPhilippines	0.458 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
139	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.408 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
140	BurmaBurma	0.396 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
141	CameroonCameroon	0.388 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
142	MexicoMexico	0.34 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
143	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	0.316 constant 1990 US$ per c	1992
144	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	0.3 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
145	NigerNiger	0.282 constant 1990 US$ per c	1997
146	RussiaRussia	0.27 constant 1990 US$ per c	1995
147	VenezuelaVenezuela	0.263 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
148	LebanonLebanon	0.249 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
149	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.246 constant 1990 US$ per c	1991
150	ColombiaColombia	0.245 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
151	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.243 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
152	SenegalSenegal	0.219 constant 1990 US$ per c	1995
153	MalawiMalawi	0.201 constant 1990 US$ per c	1994
154	UzbekistanUzbekistan	0.198 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
155	BangladeshBangladesh	0.19 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
156	ParaguayParaguay	0.17 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
157	SomaliaSomalia	0.147 constant 1990 US$ per c	1999
158	TanzaniaTanzania	0.137 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
159	GuineaGuinea	0.115 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
160	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.094 constant 1990 US$ per c	1998
161	ZambiaZambia	0.09 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
162	North KoreaNorth Korea	0.089 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
163	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.086 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005
164	MaliMali	0.081 constant 1990 US$ per c	2002
165	NigeriaNigeria	0.072 constant 1990 US$ per c	2004
166	MozambiqueMozambique	0.052 constant 1990 US$ per c	2003
167	FranceFrance	0.049 constant 1990 US$ per c	2005

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