Data for 2016
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016
2016, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Afghanistan is highest, at 43.4; 28 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2015, 125 values changed (62 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2016
HighestAfghanistan
43.4Lowest28 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), 2016, 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 | 43.4 | 3.4 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 37.5 | 1.6 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 11.4 | 5.3 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 7.8 | 5.0 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 6.8 | 4.9 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 6.3 | 13.3 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 6.3 | — |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 5.6 | 0.3 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 5.5 | 5.2 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 5.4 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.5 | 0.8 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.4 | 0.3 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3.2 | 2.1 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 3.2 | 26.5 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 3.1 | 0.1 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 3.1 | 1.0 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.0 | 0.7 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.7 | — |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.5 | 1.7 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.3 | 6.4 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.3 | 6.6 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.2 | 0.3 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.1 | 0.6 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 2.1 | 0.1 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 1.9 | 0.1 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 1.8 | 0.6 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.7 | 0.9 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.6 | 0.1 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1.6 | 0.9 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.6 | 0.9 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 1.4 | 7.4 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.3 | 3.1 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 1.3 | 0.4 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 1.1 | — |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.1 | 0.1 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1.0 | 0.6 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.0 | 5.0 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.0 | 0.2 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.0 | 8.7 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.9 | 0.9 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.9 | 4.7 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.9 | 1.2 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.9 | 0.4 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.9 | 0.1 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.9 | 0.1 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.8 | 0.2 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.8 | — |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 0.8 | 4.2 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.8 | — |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 3.2 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.6 | 0.5 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.6 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.6 | 0.2 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.2 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.6 | 0.3 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.6 | — |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6 | 2.1 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 0.9 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.5 | 2.4 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 1.2 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.4 | 0.8 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.6 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.4 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4 | 0.7 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.3 | — |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.3 | — |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.3 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.3 | — |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.3 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.2 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.1 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.8 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.3 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.1 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.9 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.1 | 1.5 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.3 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.7 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Afghanistan43.4
- Syria37.5
- Iraq11.4
- Algeria7.8
- Egypt6.8
Lowest
- Uruguayshared0.0
- Timor-Lesteshared0.0
- Eswatinishared0.0
- Sloveniashared0.0
- Surinameshared0.0
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
Japan26.5Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.5
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 125values changed, of 170 in both
- 62 · 63rose · fell
- 45unchanged
Rose most
- Syria19.8 → 37.5+17.7
- Afghanistan36.2 → 43.4+7.2
- Burundi0.2 → 5.4+5.2
- Algeria2.7 → 7.8+5.1
- Zambia0.8 → 3.4+2.6
Fell most
- Djibouti8.5 → 3.1−5.4
- Trinidad and Tobago2.5 → 0.2−2.3
- Sudan2.7 → 0.9−1.8
- Venezuela2.9 → 1.3−1.6
- Honduras2.0 → 0.5−1.5
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 2016.
37 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 29 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.
78 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 (2016). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2016
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016?
Afghanistan, at 43.4, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2016?
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), 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.