Data for 2012
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012
2012, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 69.3; 21 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2011, 120 values changed (60 up, 60 down), 1 country joined.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2012
HighestAfghanistan
69.3Lowest21 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), 2012, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 170 countries · select a heading to sort
| AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 69.3 | 7.6 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 53.6 | 0.4 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 10.5 | 0.4 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 5.6 | 0.9 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 5.5 | 0.6 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 5.4 | 2.1 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.1 | 5.3 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.1 | 0.8 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 4.1 | 2.9 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 4.0 | 2.8 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.5 | 0.4 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.1 | 0.8 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 3.0 | 1.6 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.9 | 7.7 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.8 | 1.7 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.8 | 0.2 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.7 | 10.2 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.6 | 2.5 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.5 | 1.3 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.5 | 6.0 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.4 | 26.9 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 2.4 | 1.3 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.3 | 6.5 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 2.2 | 0.2 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.2 | 0.1 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 2.0 | 1.6 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.9 | 0.2 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.6 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1.5 | 0.2 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.4 | — |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.4 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.4 | 13.4 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.0 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1.3 | 0.1 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.3 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.2 | 8.2 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 1.2 | — |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.2 | 9.3 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.1 | 0.8 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.1 | 0.2 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 1.1 | — |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.0 | 0.3 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.2 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 1.2 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.9 | 5.9 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.9 | 4.2 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.9 | 1.4 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9 | 1.2 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.8 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.7 | — |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.7 | 0.4 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 4.0 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.6 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.6 | 0.2 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.6 | 4.1 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.6 | 1.6 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6 | 2.3 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.5 | 1.6 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.5 | 0.3 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.4 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.3 | 1.6 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.3 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.5 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.3 | 4.3 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.6 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.3 | 2.0 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.3 | 1.4 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 1.0 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.2 | 2.0 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.6 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.2 | — |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.2 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 6.4 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.7 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.5 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.0 | 1.3 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan69.3
- Djibouti53.6
- Kosovo10.5
- Syria5.6
- Myanmar5.5
Lowest
- Uzbekistanshared0.0
- Ukraineshared0.0
- Eswatinishared0.0
- Sloveniashared0.0
- Serbiashared0.0
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
Japan26.9Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.6
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 120values changed, of 169 in both
- 60 · 60rose · fell
- 49unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Afghanistan94.4 → 69.3−25.1
- Djibouti59.8 → 53.6−6.2
- Uganda8.7 → 2.8−5.9
- Brunei5.9 → 0.3−5.6
- Iraq6.7 → 4.1−2.6
+ South SudanBoth 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 2012.
39 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 37 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.
76 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’s own file, on its own site.
WMEAT-2021-Tables-II-IV-Arms-Transfer-Deliveries-2009-2019.xlsx
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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U.S. Department of State (2012). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2012
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012?
Afghanistan, at 69.3, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2012?
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), 2012 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.