Belize vs Mexico

Belize vs Mexico: Arms imports

Arms imports: 1 million TIV in Belize in 2023 and 9 million TIV in Mexico in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 3 million TIV, or 4 times that in Belize.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Belize vs Mexico: Arms importsArms imports: 1 million TIV in Belize in 2023 and 9 million TIV in Mexico in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 3 million TIV, or 4 times that in Belize.
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What the numbers say

  • Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBelizeMexicoWorld
2025–9 million33.3 billion
2024–46 million30.6 billion
20231 million4 million29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
2021–3 million26.8 billion
2020–277 million23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018–16 million27.3 billion
2017–215 million31.2 billion
20162 million328 million31.4 billion
2015–324 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27 billion
2013–52 million27.4 billion
2012–260 million27.9 billion
2011–225 million29.9 billion
2010–109 million25.8 billion
2009–59 million24 billion
2008–23 million24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006–78 million24.4 billion
2005–40 million21.3 billion
2004–321 million21.3 billion
2003–20 million19.2 billion
2002–97 million17.7 billion
2001–149 million18.3 billion
20001 million215 million20.5 billion
1999–136 million25.3 billion
1998–19 million27.9 billion
1997–495 million28.9 billion
1996092 million23.7 billion
1995–55 million22.9 billion
1994–136 million22.8 billion
1993–160 million25.8 billion
1992–19 million24.3 billion
1991–40 million27.8 billion
1990–32 million28.6 billion
1989–63 million31.7 billion
1988–103 million32.9 billion
1987–154 million36.2 billion
1986–137 million35.5 billion
1985–8 million33.2 billion
19840–36.8 billion
1983–116 million39.1 billion
1982–343 million41.4 billion
1981–115 million42 billion
1980–75 million37.4 billion
1979–68 million33.3 billion
1978–74 million39.2 billion
1977–39 million37 billion
1976–69 million33 billion
1975–104 million34.2 billion
1974–61 million32.9 billion
1973–158 million32.6 billion
1972–15 million28.7 billion
1971–48 million29.3 billion
1970–82 million22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–15 million22.1 billion
1966–22 million22.4 billion
1965–12 million23.1 billion
1964–38 million24.2 billion
1963–60 million18.1 billion
1962–109 million15.5 billion
1961–30 million15 billion
1960–20 million15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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