Data for 2009
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009
2009, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009 covers 169 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 220.1; 33 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2009
HighestAfghanistan
220.1Lowest33 countries share it
0.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 169 countries · select a heading to sort
| AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 220.1 | 10.6 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.9 | 3.6 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.4 | 4.1 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.7 | 2.0 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 4.4 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 3.3 | 0.4 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.0 | 0.6 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3.0 | 1.1 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3.0 | 5.8 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.9 | 1.7 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.8 | 0.1 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 2.6 | 0.5 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.5 | 1.6 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.5 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.4 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.3 | 0.1 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 2.3 | 0.1 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.3 | 17.7 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.3 | 4.1 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.1 | 5.1 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 2.1 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 2.0 | 0.2 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.8 | 0.2 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.7 | 7.8 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 1.6 | 0.1 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.6 | 2.0 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 1.6 | 0.5 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.6 | 12.6 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.6 | 0.2 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1.5 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.4 | 6.6 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.4 | 0.7 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 1.2 | 0.2 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.1 | 4.4 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.1 | 0.3 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.1 | 4.3 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1.0 | 1.7 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.9 | 0.3 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.9 | 0.9 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.9 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.9 | 0.9 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.9 | 0.1 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.8 | 3.0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.8 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.8 | 2.6 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.8 | 0.3 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.8 | 0.3 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 0.8 | 1.6 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.7 | 0.2 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.7 | 0.4 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.6 | 3.5 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.6 | 1.1 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.6 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.5 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.6 | 0.4 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.5 | 1.0 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.5 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.5 | 0.3 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.5 | 3.1 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.5 | 1.4 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.9 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.5 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.4 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.4 | 0.8 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.7 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.4 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.5 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.4 | 1.7 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.3 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.3 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.4 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.3 | 3.8 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.3 | 6.1 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.7 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.2 | 0.6 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.1 | 1.3 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.0 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
02In 2009
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan220.1
- Iraq6.9
- Israel5.4
- Pakistan4.7
- Eritrea4.4
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.0
- Vietnamshared0.0
- Ukraineshared0.0
- Timor-Lesteshared0.0
- Togoshared0.0
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Arms imports (billions of constant 2019 US$)
Highest
Japan17.7Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.5
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2021 release
Every year in this series comes from U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2009.
33 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 33 countries share 0.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
82 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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06Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009?
Afghanistan, at 220.1, of the 169 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009 describe?
2009.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009 cover?
169.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009?
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Is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2009 the newest?
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