Ecuador

Arms imports in Ecuador

Arms imports in Ecuador: 66 million TIV in 1960 and 30 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
30 million TIV
Since 1960
−36 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in EcuadorArms imports in Ecuador: 66 million TIV in 1960 and 30 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 582 million TIV in 1977, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1969.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 582 million TIV in 1977, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1969.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEcuadorWorld
202530 million33.3 billion
202419 million30.6 billion
20237 million29.5 billion
20229 million33 billion
202116 million26.8 billion
202021 million23.4 billion
20193 million26.9 billion
20185 million27.3 billion
201720 million31.2 billion
201626 million31.4 billion
201527 million28.7 billion
201456 million27 billion
201312 million27.4 billion
201289 million27.9 billion
201170 million29.9 billion
201090 million25.8 billion
200977 million24 billion
2008102 million24.1 billion
20072 million26.5 billion
200647 million24.4 billion
200539 million21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
20021 million17.7 billion
200141 million18.3 billion
20009 million20.5 billion
199927 million25.3 billion
199831 million27.9 billion
1997103 million28.9 billion
199629 million23.7 billion
199539 million22.9 billion
199417 million22.8 billion
199318 million25.8 billion
19924 million24.3 billion
1991136 million27.8 billion
19903 million28.6 billion
198920 million31.7 billion
198826 million32.9 billion
198726 million36.2 billion
198630 million35.5 billion
198523 million33.2 billion
1984322 million36.8 billion
1983360 million39.1 billion
1982291 million41.4 billion
1981122 million42 billion
1980289 million37.4 billion
1979110 million33.3 billion
1978224 million39.2 billion
1977582 million37 billion
1976226 million33 billion
197542 million34.2 billion
197422 million32.9 billion
197315 million32.6 billion
197241 million28.7 billion
197185 million29.3 billion
19705 million22.1 billion
19691 million24.7 billion
19685 million22.4 billion
196721 million22.1 billion
19669 million22.4 billion
196529 million23.1 billion
19643 million24.2 billion
19633 million18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
196066 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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