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Military > Imports > USD: 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 European UnionEuropean Union 4.05 billion 2008
2 IndiaIndia 1.85 billion 2008
3 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.59 billion 2008
4 ChinaChina 1.24 billion 2008
5 PakistanPakistan 1.09 billion 2008
6 SingaporeSingapore 1.01 billion 2008
7 United StatesUnited States 904 million 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 771.25 million 2008
8 VenezuelaVenezuela 733 million 2008
9 TurkeyTurkey 723 million 2008
10 United Arab EmiratesUAE 671 million 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 649.53 million 1985
11 PolandPoland 611 million 2008
=12 NorwayNorway 590 million 2008
=12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 590 million 2008
14 JapanJapan 578 million 2008
15 ChileChile 543 million 2008
16 MalaysiaMalaysia 529 million 2008
17 IsraelIsrael 524 million 2008
18 GreeceGreece 518 million 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 506.11 million 1990
=19 CanadaCanada 434 million 2008
=19 AustriaAustria 434 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 421.14 million 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 407.33 million 2008
21 SpainSpain 363 million 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 355.25 million 2008
22 IraqIraq 351 million 2008
23 AustraliaAustralia 344 million 2008
24 JordanJordan 336 million 2008
25 South AfricaSouth Africa 312 million 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 308.92 million 1981
26 IndonesiaIndonesia 290 million 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 287.44 million 2008
27 KuwaitKuwait 276 million 2007
28 ItalyItaly 270 million 2008
29 BelarusBelarus 254 million 2006
30 VietnamVietnam 250 million 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 226.56 million 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 220.54 million 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 211.13 million 1983
31 EthiopiaEthiopia 207 million 2004
32 PortugalPortugal 183 million 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 172.75 million 2008
33 PeruPeru 172 million 2007
34 BelgiumBelgium 171 million 2008
35 BrazilBrazil 156 million 2008
36 NetherlandsNetherlands 152 million 2008
37 FinlandFinland 142 million 2008
38 AfghanistanAfghanistan 134 million 2008
39 EcuadorEcuador 133 million 2008
40 ColombiaColombia 131 million 2008
41 BulgariaBulgaria 127 million 2008
42 GermanyGermany 104 million 2008
43 RussiaRussia 100 million 2007
44 CroatiaCroatia 99 million 2008
45 SudanSudan 94 million 2008
46 CubaCuba 91 million 1991
47 DenmarkDenmark 90 million 2008
48 SyriaSyria 81 million 2008
49 Sri LankaSri Lanka 75 million 2008
50 FranceFrance 68 million 2008
=51 OmanOman 66 million 2008
=51 NamibiaNamibia 66 million 2008
=53 GeorgiaGeorgia 63 million 2008
=53 UruguayUruguay 63 million 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 60.24 million 1988
55 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 56 million 2008
56 EstoniaEstonia 50 million 2008
57 LatviaLatvia 44 million 2008
58 CambodiaCambodia 40 million 2007
59 RomaniaRomania 37 million 2008
60 ChadChad 36 million 2008
=61 MoroccoMorocco 32 million 2008
=61 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 32 million 2008
=61 ArgentinaArgentina 32 million 2008
64 LithuaniaLithuania 26 million 2008
=65 BarbadosBarbados 25 million 2008
=65 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 25 million 1999
=67 SwedenSweden 21 million 2008
=67 GabonGabon 21 million 2008
=69 ZimbabweZimbabwe 20 million 2006
=69 MadagascarMadagascar 20 million 1996
71 SenegalSenegal 19 million 2007
72 MaltaMalta 18 million 2005
=73 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 17 million 2008
=73 NigeriaNigeria 17 million 2008
=73 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 17 million 2006
76 IrelandIreland 16 million 2008
77 RwandaRwanda 15 million 2007
=78 MongoliaMongolia 14 million 2008
=78 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 14 million 2008
=78 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 14 million 2004
=81 AlbaniaAlbania 13 million 2008
=81 GhanaGhana 13 million 2007
=81 TajikistanTajikistan 13 million 2006
=84 GuatemalaGuatemala 12 million 2008
=84 ThailandThailand 12 million 2008
=84 CyprusCyprus 12 million 2007
=84 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 12 million 1997
=84 FijiFiji 12 million 1995
=89 PhilippinesPhilippines 11 million 2008
=89 MexicoMexico 11 million 2007
=89 QatarQatar 11 million 2003
=92 BangladeshBangladesh 10 million 2008
=92 EritreaEritrea 10 million 2007
=92 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 10 million 2006
=92 SeychellesSeychelles 10 million 2005
=92 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 10 million 2004
=97 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 9 million 2006
=97 BotswanaBotswana 9 million 2004
=99 KenyaKenya 8 million 2008
=99 SloveniaSlovenia 8 million 2008
=99 MaliMali 8 million 2007
=99 DjiboutiDjibouti 8 million 2005
=99 LiberiaLiberia 8 million 2000
=104 TunisiaTunisia 7 million 2008
=104 NigerNiger 7 million 2008
=104 The GambiaThe Gambia 7 million 2004
=104 MauritaniaMauritania 7 million 2003
=104 TogoTogo 7 million 1997
=104 MoldovaMoldova 7 million 1995
=110 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6 million 2002
=110 SurinameSuriname 6 million 1999
=110 PalauPalau 6 million 1996
=110 KiribatiKiribati 6 million 1994
=110 TuvaluTuvalu 6 million 1994
=110 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 6 million 1991
=110 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 6 million 1991
=110 SamoaSamoa 6 million 1988
=110 VanuatuVanuatu 6 million 1987
=110 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6 million 1985
=120 ComorosComoros 5 million 2008
=120 HungaryHungary 5 million 2008
=120 BoliviaBolivia 5 million 2007
=120 NepalNepal 5 million 2005
=120 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 5 million 1987
=125 New ZealandNew Zealand 4 million 2008
=125 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4 million 2008
=125 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 4 million 2007
=125 MauritiusMauritius 4 million 2006
=125 LaosLaos 4 million 2005
=125 BurundiBurundi 4 million 2002
=125 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4 million 1993
=132 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3 million 2008
=132 UgandaUganda 3 million 2008
=132 ZambiaZambia 3 million 2007
=132 LebanonLebanon 3 million 2007
=132 LibyaLibya 3 million 2007
=132 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3 million 1993
=132 IcelandIceland 3 million 1986
=139 BeninBenin 2 million 2008
=139 JamaicaJamaica 2 million 2008
=139 BahrainBahrain 2 million 2008
=139 BruneiBrunei 2 million 2006
=139 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2 million 2006
=139 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2 million 2005
=139 MalawiMalawi 2 million 1994
=146 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1,000,000 2008
=146 BurmaBurma 1,000,000 2007
=146 HaitiHaiti 1,000,000 2007
=146 ArmeniaArmenia 1,000,000 2007
=146 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,000,000 2007
=146 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,000,000 2007
=146 LesothoLesotho 1,000,000 2006
=146 ParaguayParaguay 1,000,000 2005
=146 MozambiqueMozambique 1,000,000 2003
=146 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,000,000 2003
=146 GuineaGuinea 1,000,000 2003
=146 SwazilandSwaziland 1,000,000 2001
=146 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,000,000 2001
=146 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,000,000 2000
=146 BelizeBelize 1,000,000 2000
=146 SomaliaSomalia 1,000,000 1999
=146 NicaraguaNicaragua 1,000,000 1991
=163 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2008
=163 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 2008
=163 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.0 2007
=163 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0 2007
=163 CameroonCameroon 0.0 2007
=163 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2004
=163 PanamaPanama 0.0 2002
=163 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 1997
=163 TongaTonga 0.0 1996
=163 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 1982

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Military > Imports > USD: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Military > Imports > USD

  • United States ranked first for imports > USD amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
  • India ranked first for imports > USD amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Poland ranked first for imports > USD amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Turkey ranked first for imports > USD amongst NATO countries in 2008.
  • China ranked first for imports > USD amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • France ranked last for imports > USD amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
  • Algeria ranked first for imports > USD amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • European Union has ranked in the top 2 for imports > USD since 1960.
  • Greece ranked first for imports > USD amongst Eurozone in 2008.
  • Singapore ranked first for imports > USD amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
  • United Kingdom ranked third for imports > USD amongst Europe in 2008.
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