Data for 2019
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019
2019, as U.S. Department of State’s 2021 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019 covers 170 countries on 2 measures. Somalia is highest, at 61.0; 36 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.3. Against 2018, 109 values changed (55 up, 54 down), the same countries are covered.
Arms Imports (% of total imports) · Data for 2019
HighestSomalia
61.0Lowest36 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), 2019, 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 | 61.0 | — |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 48.0 | 3.5 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 46.2 | 0.1 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 10.3 | 0.7 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 8.6 | 18.9 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 8.5 | 5.7 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 7.0 | 5.0 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 5.5 | 4.3 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.9 | 0.4 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 4.2 | 1.4 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.8 | 4.1 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.8 | 0.1 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2.9 | 26.5 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.8 | 0.6 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 2.7 | 1.4 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 2.6 | 0.6 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 2.6 | 16.3 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 2.5 | 0.2 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 2.5 | 1.4 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.4 | 7.0 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.2 | 6.3 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 2.1 | 0.1 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2.1 | 4.7 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 1.8 | 1.1 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.6 | 0.1 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1.6 | 0.1 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.1 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 1.5 | 0.1 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.4 | 0.2 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.2 | 0.1 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.1 | 0.3 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.0 | 0.2 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.9 | — |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.8 | 0.1 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.8 | — |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 0.8 | 7.0 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.7 | 0.3 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.7 | 0.4 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.7 | 0.6 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.7 | 0.1 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.7 | 4.3 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.7 | 0.4 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.7 | — |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.7 | 1.0 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 0.9 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 3.5 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 0.6 | 3.8 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.6 | 0.1 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.6 | 2.0 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.1 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.5 | — |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.5 | — |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 1.1 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.5 | 3.0 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.5 | — |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.5 | 0.3 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.5 | 0.2 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.5 | — |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 0.5 | 1.5 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.5 | — |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.4 | — |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.4 | — |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.8 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.4 | — |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 0.4 | 2.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.4 | 0.2 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 0.4 | 0.9 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.4 | 0.1 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.4 | — |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.3 | — |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.3 | 0.1 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.3 | — |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.3 | — |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.3 | 0.9 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 0.2 | 0.5 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.2 | — |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.2 | — |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.1 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.2 | 0.4 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.2 | 1.2 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.2 | — |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.2 | — |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 0.2 | 5.3 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.1 | — |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.1 | — |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.1 | 1.3 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.1 | 1.1 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.1 | — |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.1 | — |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.1 | — |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.1 | 0.1 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.1 | — |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.1 | 0.5 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.1 | 0.4 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | — |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.1 | 0.3 |
 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 | 1.5 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.0 | — |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | — |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 0.2 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.0 | — |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.0 | — |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.0 | — |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.0 | 0.1 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.0 | — |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.0 | — |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.0 | — |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.0 | — |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.0 |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- Somalia61.0
- Afghanistan48.0
- Venezuela46.2
- Syria10.3
- Saudi Arabia8.6
Lowest
- Zimbabweshared0.0
- South Africashared0.0
- Uruguayshared0.0
- Tanzaniashared0.0
- Turkmenistanshared0.0
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
Japan26.5Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.3
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 109values changed, of 170 in both
- 55 · 54rose · fell
- 61unchanged
Rose most
- Venezuela14.2 → 46.2+32.0
- Qatar3.0 → 8.5+5.5
- Afghanistan43.8 → 48.0+4.2
- Mauritania0.6 → 3.8+3.2
- Laos0.0 → 2.5+2.5
Fell most
- Somalia375.2 → 61.0−314.2
- Syria30.0 → 10.3−19.7
- Iraq11.8 → 7.0−4.8
- Azerbaijan3.8 → 0.8−3.0
- Algeria5.3 → 2.7−2.6
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 2019.
36 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 36 countries share 0.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
74 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 (2019). Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arms-imports/2019
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07Questions
Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arms imports in Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019?
Somalia, at 61.0, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019 cover?
170.
Where can I download Arms Imports (% of total imports), 2019?
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), 2019 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.