Data for 2015
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015
2015, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 36.2; 25 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2014, 121 values changed (68 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2015
HighestAfghanistan
36.2Lowest25 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), 2015, 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 | 36.2 | 3.3 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 19.8 | 1.3 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 9.7 | 6.1 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 8.5 | 0.3 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 6.9 | 5.0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 5.8 | 15.4 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 5.7 | 0.3 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.4 | 4.9 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.6 | 0.9 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 4.4 | — |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 3.6 | 30.9 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.9 | 8.4 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.9 | 1.9 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.9 | 1.5 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.7 | 1.9 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.7 | 1.1 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.7 | 0.3 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 2.5 | 1.3 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2.5 | 0.3 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.4 | 0.6 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.3 | 1.2 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.3 | 6.6 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.0 | 0.2 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0 | 0.3 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.8 | 0.2 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.6 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 1.6 | 0.8 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.1 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.5 | 3.8 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.4 | 0.9 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 1.4 | — |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.3 | 0.6 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.3 | 7.3 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.2 | 0.8 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.1 | 10.1 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 1.3 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.9 | 0.3 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 0.9 | 5.1 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.9 | 4.6 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9 | 1.8 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.8 | 0.2 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.8 | 4.2 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.7 | 0.2 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.7 | 3.2 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 0.6 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.7 | 2.2 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.7 | 0.2 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.6 | 0.2 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.6 | 0.5 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.6 | 0.2 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 3.2 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.1 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 0.8 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.5 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.5 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.4 | — |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.4 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.4 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.4 | 0.2 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.4 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.4 | 0.2 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.3 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.3 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.2 | 0.6 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.2 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.2 | 2.2 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.2 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.8 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.2 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.2 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.1 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.6 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.1 | 1.2 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.2 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 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 | 0.2 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.3 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.6 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan36.2
- Syria19.8
- Iraq9.7
- Djibouti8.5
- Egypt6.9
Lowest
- Kosovoshared0.0
- Uruguayshared0.0
- Timor-Lesteshared0.0
- Togoshared0.0
- 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
Japan30.9Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.6
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 121values changed, of 170 in both
- 68 · 53rose · fell
- 49unchanged
Rose most
- Syria7.4 → 19.8+12.4
- Egypt2.1 → 6.9+4.8
- Armenia0.9 → 5.7+4.8
- Iraq6.9 → 9.7+2.8
- Saudi Arabia3.2 → 5.8+2.6
Fell most
- Somalia22.8 → 4.4−18.4
- Afghanistan49.3 → 36.2−13.1
- Kosovo6.0 → 0.0−6.0
- Brunei5.2 → 1.6−3.6
- Djibouti11.3 → 8.5−2.8
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 2015.
35 distinct values among 170
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.
82 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 (2015). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2015
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015?
Afghanistan, at 36.2, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2015?
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), 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.