Arms imports (constant 1990 US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators



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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. Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Note: Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates
Arms imports (constant 1990 US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa (2008)2,370,000,000
2North Africa (2008)1,748,000,000
3Algeria (2008)1,590,000,000
4Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)622,000,000
5South Africa (2008)312,000,000
6Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2008)310,000,000
7Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2008)293,000,000
8Ethiopia (2004)207,000,000
9Egypt (2008)119,000,000
10Sudan (2008)94,000,000
11Namibia (2008)66,000,000
12Angola (2008)37,000,000
13Chad (2008)36,000,000
14Morocco (2008)32,000,000
15Gabon (2008)21,000,000
16Zimbabwe (2006)20,000,000
17Madagascar (1996)20,000,000
18Senegal (2007)19,000,000
19Nigeria (2008)17,000,000
20Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)17,000,000
21Rwanda (2007)15,000,000
22Ivory Coast (2004)14,000,000
23Equatorial Guinea (2008)14,000,000
24Ghana (2007)13,000,000
25Seychelles (2005)10,000,000
26Sierra Leone (2006)10,000,000
27Eritrea (2007)10,000,000
28Botswana (2004)9,000,000
29Central African Republic (2006)9,000,000
30Djibouti (2005)8,000,000
31Mali (2007)8,000,000
32Liberia (2000)8,000,000
33Kenya (2008)8,000,000
34Gambia (2004)7,000,000
35Mauritania (2003)7,000,000
36Niger (2008)7,000,000
37Togo (1997)7,000,000
38Tunisia (2008)7,000,000
39Comoros (2008)5,000,000
40Burkina Faso (2007)4,000,000
41Burundi (2002)4,000,000
42Mauritius (2006)4,000,000
43Guinea-Bissau (1993)4,000,000
44Libya (2007)3,000,000
45Uganda (2008)3,000,000
46Zambia (2007)3,000,000
47Malawi (1994)2,000,000
48Benin (2008)2,000,000
49Cape Verde (2000)1,000,000
50Guinea (2003)1,000,000
51Lesotho (2006)1,000,000
52Somalia (1999)1,000,000
53Mozambique (2003)1,000,000
54Swaziland (2001)1,000,000
55Cameroon (2007)0
56Republic of the Congo (2007)0
57Tanzania (2007)0
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