Data for 2013
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013
2013, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Somalia is highest, at 114.4; 27 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2012, 122 values changed (49 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2013
HighestSomalia
114.4Lowest27 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), 2013, 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
| SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 114.4 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 46.4 | 5.2 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 10.6 | 0.5 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 8.6 | 0.3 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 6.6 | 0.6 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.0 | 5.2 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 3.8 | 2.7 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.6 | 0.8 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 3.6 | 0.4 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3.5 | 8.9 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 3.1 | 2.5 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.9 | 2.1 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.9 | 2.5 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.8 | 7.9 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.7 | 28.6 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 2.5 | 0.2 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 2.5 | 1.4 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.4 | 0.6 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.4 | 1.3 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.1 | 1.4 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.0 | 0.9 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9 | 6.7 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.7 | 0.2 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.7 | 5.1 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.6 | 0.2 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 1.5 | 0.1 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.5 | 0.8 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.4 | 0.6 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.3 | 1.0 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 1.3 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 12.8 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.2 | 7.2 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.2 | 8.6 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.1 | 0.3 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.1 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.1 | 7.1 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.1 | 0.6 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.1 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.0 | 0.2 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.9 | 0.2 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.8 | 0.7 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.8 | 1.4 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8 | 4.8 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.8 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.8 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.7 | 0.8 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.7 | 3.2 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.7 | 0.2 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.3 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.6 | 4.0 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.6 | 1.5 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.5 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.5 | 1.9 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.4 | — |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.4 | 0.2 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.3 | 1.0 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.5 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.3 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.3 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.7 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 1.0 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.3 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.6 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.2 | 3.3 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.7 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 1.1 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.8 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.3 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.2 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.6 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.0 | 1.1 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Somalia114.4
- Afghanistan46.4
- Djibouti10.6
- Kosovo8.6
- Syria6.6
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.0
- Uzbekistanshared0.0
- Ukraineshared0.0
- Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.0
- 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
Japan28.6Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 0.4
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 122values changed, of 170 in both
- 49 · 73rose · fell
- 48unchanged
Rose most
- Somalia1.2 → 114.4+113.2
- Cameroon0.3 → 2.5+2.2
- Egypt2.0 → 3.8+1.8
- Armenia0.2 → 1.5+1.3
- North Korea0.0 → 1.3+1.3
Fell most
- Djibouti53.6 → 10.6−43.0
- Afghanistan69.3 → 46.4−22.9
- Myanmar5.5 → 0.1−5.4
- Oman5.4 → 2.0−3.4
- Uganda2.8 → 0.5−2.3
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 2013.
36 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 31 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.
71 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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U.S. Department of State (2013). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2013
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013?
Somalia, at 114.4, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013?
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Is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.