Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2019: 8 million TIV in Costa Rica and 13 million TIV in Nicaragua, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 5 million TIV, or 1.63 times that in Costa Rica.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Arms importsArms imports in 2019: 8 million TIV in Costa Rica and 13 million TIV in Nicaragua, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 5 million TIV, or 1.63 times that in Costa Rica.
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What the numbers say

  • Nicaragua has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
  • The world as a whole: 26.9 billion TIV in 2019.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCosta RicaNicaraguaWorld
2025––33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
2023––29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
20198 million13 million26.9 billion
20180–27.3 billion
2017–7 million31.2 billion
2016–86 million31.4 billion
2015–14 million28.7 billion
2014–13 million27 billion
2013––27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009–15 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007–14 million26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
19933 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991–1 million27.8 billion
1990–107 million28.6 billion
19892 million14 million31.7 billion
1988–63 million32.9 billion
1987–157 million36.2 billion
19861 million91 million35.5 billion
19851 million90 million33.2 billion
19840167 million36.8 billion
1983–50 million39.1 billion
1982–69 million41.4 billion
1981–44 million42 billion
19800–37.4 billion
19792 million–33.3 billion
19786 million13 million39.2 billion
1977–19 million37 billion
1976–8 million33 billion
19753 million–34.2 billion
1974––32.9 billion
19731 million10 million32.6 billion
1972–5 million28.7 billion
1971–5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967––22.1 billion
196602 million22.4 billion
1965–023.1 billion
1964–2 million24.2 billion
19631 million6 million18.1 billion
1962–6 million15.5 billion
1961–8 million15 billion
1960–2 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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