Colombia

Arms imports in Colombia

Arms imports in Colombia: 5 million TIV in 1960 and 22 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
22 million TIV
Since 1960
+17 million TIV
Rank, 2025
71 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in ColombiaArms imports in Colombia: 5 million TIV in 1960 and 22 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 660 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 3 million TIV in 2023.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 660 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 3 million TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearColombiaWorld
202522 million33.3 billion
202412 million30.6 billion
20233 million29.5 billion
202250 million33 billion
202145 million26.8 billion
202080 million23.4 billion
201922 million26.9 billion
201816 million27.3 billion
201791 million31.2 billion
201618 million31.4 billion
2015193 million28.7 billion
2014170 million27 billion
2013173 million27.4 billion
2012200 million27.9 billion
2011145 million29.9 billion
2010259 million25.8 billion
2009263 million24 billion
2008110 million24.1 billion
2007237 million26.5 billion
200654 million24.4 billion
200518 million21.3 billion
200418 million21.3 billion
2003145 million19.2 billion
2002173 million17.7 billion
2001268 million18.3 billion
200068 million20.5 billion
199944 million25.3 billion
1998160 million27.9 billion
1997193 million28.9 billion
199649 million23.7 billion
199535 million22.9 billion
199442 million22.8 billion
199368 million25.8 billion
199236 million24.3 billion
199172 million27.8 billion
199013 million28.6 billion
1989218 million31.7 billion
198837 million32.9 billion
19874 million36.2 billion
19866 million35.5 billion
19857 million33.2 billion
1984660 million36.8 billion
1983300 million39.1 billion
198218 million41.4 billion
198128 million42 billion
198012 million37.4 billion
197936 million33.3 billion
197812 million39.2 billion
19778 million37 billion
197610 million33 billion
1975291 million34.2 billion
19745 million32.9 billion
1973163 million32.6 billion
1972171 million28.7 billion
197140 million29.3 billion
19708 million22.1 billion
1969121 million24.7 billion
196832 million22.4 billion
196715 million22.1 billion
196632 million22.4 billion
196518 million23.1 billion
19649 million24.2 billion
196332 million18.1 billion
19626 million15.5 billion
196166 million15 billion
19605 million15.7 billion

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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