Data for 2011
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011
2011, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011 covers 169 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 94.4; 25 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2010, 129 values changed (53 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2011
HighestAfghanistan
94.4Lowest25 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), 2011, 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 | 94.4 | 7.8 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 59.8 | 0.5 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 11.0 | 0.5 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 8.7 | 0.7 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 6.7 | 4.0 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.9 | 0.4 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.0 | 5.3 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.6 | 0.8 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 4.6 | 1.2 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.2 | 0.5 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.2 | 2.3 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 3.9 | 2.7 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.5 | 1.8 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 3.2 | 1.5 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.9 | 2.0 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.8 | 0.7 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.8 | 1.4 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.8 | 6.9 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.7 | 0.2 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.6 | 9.5 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 2.6 | 0.3 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.6 | 0.3 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.6 | 2.1 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.4 | 5.5 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 2.3 | 0.1 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.2 | 24.9 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.1 | 6.0 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.0 | 0.3 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.8 | 0.3 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.8 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.7 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1.6 | 0.2 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.5 | — |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.4 | 1.3 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.4 | 13.3 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.3 | 8.2 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.2 | 1.9 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 1.2 | 0.4 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.1 | 0.1 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.1 | 8.4 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.0 | 1.2 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.9 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.9 | 0.6 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.9 | 3.8 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.9 | 0.1 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.8 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.8 | 5.0 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.8 | 0.4 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8 | 4.7 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.6 | 0.6 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.6 | 4.4 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.6 | 0.4 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.6 | 1.7 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.6 | 0.9 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.6 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.5 | 2.2 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.4 | 2.0 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.4 | 1.9 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 1.1 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.5 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.6 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.3 | 2.0 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.3 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.9 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.2 | 0.7 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.8 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.2 | 4.1 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.3 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.4 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.9 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.7 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.5 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.8 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
02In 2011
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan94.4
- Djibouti59.8
- Kosovo11.0
- Uganda8.7
- Iraq6.7
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.0
- Uzbekistanshared0.0
- Ukraineshared0.0
- Turkmenistanshared0.0
- Eswatinishared0.0
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
Japan24.9Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.5
032010 → 2011
Since 2010
What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 129values changed, of 169 in both
- 53 · 76rose · fell
- 40unchanged
Rose most
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 2011.
40 distinct values among 169
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 33 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.
69 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 (2011). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2011
0611 held
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011?
Afghanistan, at 94.4, of the 169 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011 describe?
2011.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011 cover?
169.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2011 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.