Data for 2010
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010
2010, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010 covers 169 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 92.6; 22 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2009, 129 values changed (68 up, 61 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2010
HighestAfghanistan
92.6Lowest22 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), 2010, 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 | 92.6 | 6.3 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 14.4 | 0.8 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 8.4 | 4.0 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 5.1 | 0.3 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 4.9 | 2.7 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 4.9 | 4.4 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4.6 | — |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 4.5 | 1.0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3.5 | 7.1 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 3.0 | 1.8 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.9 | 1.2 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 2.7 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.6 | 24.0 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.6 | 0.3 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.4 | 1.7 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.3 | 0.5 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.2 | 6.6 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2.2 | 0.8 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2.2 | 2.3 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 2.2 | 0.3 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.1 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 2.0 | 0.2 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.9 | 0.3 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.9 | 1.1 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.8 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.9 | 4.3 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.8 | 0.1 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.8 | 0.8 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 1.8 | 0.6 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.7 | 0.1 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 1.5 | — |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 1.5 | 3.0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.5 | 12.8 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.4 | 8.1 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 1.4 | 0.1 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.4 | 0.1 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.3 | 0.2 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.3 | 0.4 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.3 | 7.8 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.1 | 0.2 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.1 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 1.0 | 0.3 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.0 | 5.2 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 1.4 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.9 | 3.3 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.9 | 0.4 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9 | 4.3 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.9 | 0.6 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.8 | 0.3 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.7 | 0.6 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.7 | 0.8 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.6 | 2.6 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.3 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.6 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.5 | 3.6 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.5 | 0.4 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.5 | 1.3 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.5 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.5 | 2.0 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.5 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.3 | 0.9 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.5 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.3 | 4.0 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.3 | 1.9 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.3 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.3 | 1.5 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.3 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.7 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.7 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.3 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.8 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 6.4 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.2 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.1 | 1.4 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.1 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.0 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.0 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
02In 2010
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan92.6
- Myanmar14.4
- Pakistan8.4
- Armenia5.1
- Iraqshared4.9
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.0
- Uzbekistanshared0.0
- Eswatinishared0.0
- North Koreashared0.0
- Papua New Guineashared0.0
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
Japan24.0Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.6
032009 → 2010
Since 2009
What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 129values changed, of 169 in both
- 68 · 61rose · fell
- 40unchanged
Rose most
- Myanmar2.8 → 14.4+11.6
- Armenia0.4 → 5.1+4.7
- Pakistan4.7 → 8.4+3.7
- Somalia2.4 → 4.6+2.2
- Timor-Leste0.0 → 2.1+2.1
Fell most
- Afghanistan220.1 → 92.6−127.5
- Eritrea4.4 → 1.5−2.9
- Turkmenistan3.3 → 0.5−2.8
- Iraq6.9 → 4.9−2.0
- Chad2.3 → 0.4−1.9
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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 2010.
35 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 28 countries share 0.1. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
73 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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U.S. Department of State (2010). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2010
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010?
Afghanistan, at 92.6, of the 169 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010 describe?
2010.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010 cover?
169.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010?
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Is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2010 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.