Guyana vs Venezuela

Guyana vs Venezuela: Arms imports

Arms imports: 5 million TIV in Guyana in 2025 and 98 million TIV in Venezuela in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 93 million TIV, or 20 times that in Guyana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Guyana vs Venezuela: Arms importsArms imports: 5 million TIV in Guyana in 2025 and 98 million TIV in Venezuela in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 93 million TIV, or 20 times that in Guyana.
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What the numbers say

  • Venezuela has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1968.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuyanaVenezuelaWorld
20255 million–33.3 billion
20249 million–30.6 billion
20235 million98 million29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
20215 million–26.8 billion
2020–79 million23.4 billion
20192 million–26.9 billion
2018014 million27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
2016–95 million31.4 billion
2015–138 million28.7 billion
2014–186 million27 billion
2013–1.01 billion27.4 billion
2012–692 million27.9 billion
2011–600 million29.9 billion
2010–211 million25.8 billion
2009–366 million24 billion
20080741 million24.1 billion
2007–770 million26.5 billion
2006–380 million24.4 billion
2005–21 million21.3 billion
200409 million21.3 billion
2003–15 million19.2 billion
20023 million44 million17.7 billion
20017 million106 million18.3 billion
2000–108 million20.5 billion
1999–85 million25.3 billion
1998–8 million27.9 billion
1997–39 million28.9 billion
1996–37 million23.7 billion
1995–5 million22.9 billion
1994–1 million22.8 billion
1993–37 million25.8 billion
1992–72 million24.3 billion
1991–318 million27.8 billion
1990–189 million28.6 billion
1989–120 million31.7 billion
1988–105 million32.9 billion
1987–73 million36.2 billion
1986–92 million35.5 billion
198523 million517 million33.2 billion
19847 million234 million36.8 billion
19833 million241 million39.1 billion
1982–698 million41.4 billion
198114 million908 million42 billion
19804 million361 million37.4 billion
19795 million14 million33.3 billion
19781 million59 million39.2 billion
19775 million216 million37 billion
197616 million170 million33 billion
19750230 million34.2 billion
19743 million252 million32.9 billion
1973–395 million32.6 billion
1972–165 million28.7 billion
19712 million130 million29.3 billion
1970–15 million22.1 billion
1969–8 million24.7 billion
1968020 million22.4 billion
1967–205 million22.1 billion
1966–69 million22.4 billion
1965––23.1 billion
1964–6 million24.2 billion
1963–34 million18.1 billion
1962–32 million15.5 billion
1961–32 million15 billion
1960–64 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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