Guatemala vs Mexico

Guatemala vs Mexico: Arms imports

Arms imports: 6 million TIV in Guatemala in 2023 and 9 million TIV in Mexico in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 2 million TIV, or 1.5 times that in Mexico.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Guatemala vs Mexico: Arms importsArms imports: 6 million TIV in Guatemala in 2023 and 9 million TIV in Mexico in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 2 million TIV, or 1.5 times that in Mexico.
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What the numbers say

  • Guatemala has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Mexico.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuatemalaMexicoWorld
2025–9 million33.3 billion
2024–46 million30.6 billion
20236 million4 million29.5 billion
202210 million–33 billion
2021–3 million26.8 billion
2020–277 million23.4 billion
201914 million–26.9 billion
20184 million16 million27.3 billion
2017–215 million31.2 billion
2016–328 million31.4 billion
201533 million324 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27 billion
2013–52 million27.4 billion
20122 million260 million27.9 billion
2011–225 million29.9 billion
2010–109 million25.8 billion
2009–59 million24 billion
2008023 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
2000–215 million20.5 billion
1999–136 million25.3 billion
19981 million19 million27.9 billion
1997–495 million28.9 billion
19962 million92 million23.7 billion
19954 million55 million22.9 billion
19944 million136 million22.8 billion
199313 million160 million25.8 billion
1992–19 million24.3 billion
1991–40 million27.8 billion
1990–32 million28.6 billion
19894 million63 million31.7 billion
1988–103 million32.9 billion
1987–154 million36.2 billion
19862 million137 million35.5 billion
198525 million8 million33.2 billion
19847 million–36.8 billion
19831 million116 million39.1 billion
198216 million343 million41.4 billion
198149 million115 million42 billion
19808 million75 million37.4 billion
19795 million68 million33.3 billion
19781 million74 million39.2 billion
19771 million39 million37 billion
197615 million69 million33 billion
197547 million104 million34.2 billion
197415 million61 million32.9 billion
19730158 million32.6 billion
19721 million15 million28.7 billion
197146 million48 million29.3 billion
1970–82 million22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
196816 million–22.4 billion
19671 million15 million22.1 billion
1966–22 million22.4 billion
19655 million12 million23.1 billion
19648 million38 million24.2 billion
19637 million60 million18.1 billion
19621 million109 million15.5 billion
1961–30 million15 billion
196016 million20 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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