Data for 2018
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018
2018, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Somalia is highest, at 375.2; 32 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.2. Against 2017, 105 values changed (50 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2018
HighestSomalia
375.2Lowest32 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), 2018, 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 | 375.2 | 0.1 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 43.8 | 3.6 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 30.0 | 1.6 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 14.2 | 0.1 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 11.8 | 6.8 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 10.3 | 22.0 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 6.7 | 2.4 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 5.4 | 4.2 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 5.3 | 3.2 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.8 | 0.7 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.8 | 4.1 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.5 | 0.8 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 3.2 | 30.1 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 3.0 | 2.0 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 2.6 | 0.2 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.5 | 0.6 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 2.3 | 15.4 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.3 | 6.5 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2.1 | — |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.1 | 1.4 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9 | 5.9 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.8 | 1.3 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1.6 | 4.2 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.1 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1.5 | 0.4 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.2 | 0.3 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.2 | 0.1 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.2 | 0.1 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1.1 | 0.1 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 1.1 | 0.1 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.9 | 0.2 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.9 | 0.1 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9 | 0.2 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 0.9 | 8.2 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.8 | — |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.8 | — |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.8 | 0.5 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.8 | 0.7 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.8 | 1.2 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.7 | 0.4 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.6 | 4.1 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 1.3 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.6 | 4.0 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.6 | — |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 3.1 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6 | 2.0 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 0.5 | 3.1 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.5 | 2.3 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 0.6 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.4 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.4 | 0.2 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.4 | — |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.4 | 1.1 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.3 | — |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.6 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.3 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.3 | 1.1 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.3 | 0.8 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.2 | — |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.1 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.8 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | — |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.4 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.6 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.1 | 1.7 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.1 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.9 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.1 | 1.2 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.2 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.3 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.1 | — |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 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 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
02In 2018
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Somalia375.2
- Afghanistan43.8
- Syria30.0
- Venezuela14.2
- Iraq11.8
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Arms imports (billions of constant 2019 US$)
Highest
Japan30.1Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.4
032017 → 2018
Since 2017
What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 105values changed, of 170 in both
- 50 · 55rose · fell
- 65unchanged
Rose most
- Somalia13.2 → 375.2+362.0
- Venezuela0.7 → 14.2+13.5
- Afghanistan30.7 → 43.8+13.1
- Syria20.7 → 30.0+9.3
- Iraq8.2 → 11.8+3.6
Fell most
- Oman8.7 → 6.7−2.0
- Egypt7.2 → 5.4−1.8
- Uganda1.9 → 0.1−1.8
- Pakistan3.3 → 1.8−1.5
- Azerbaijan5.1 → 3.8−1.3
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 2018.
33 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.
80 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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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 (2018). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2018
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018?
Somalia, at 375.2, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018 describe?
2018.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2018?
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), 2018 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019.