El Salvador

Arms imports in El Salvador

Arms imports in El Salvador: 0 TIV in 1963 and 3 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
3 million TIV
Since 1963
+3 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in El SalvadorArms imports in El Salvador: 0 TIV in 1963 and 3 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 65 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 0 TIV in 1963.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 65 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 0 TIV in 1963.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEl SalvadorWorld
20253 million33.3 billion
2024030.6 billion
20234 million29.5 billion
20227 million33 billion
20214 million26.8 billion
20204 million23.4 billion
20192 million26.9 billion
20181 million27.3 billion
20171 million31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
201421 million27 billion
20131 million27.4 billion
20124 million27.9 billion
20112 million29.9 billion
20102 million25.8 billion
20092 million24 billion
20083 million24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
200310 million19.2 billion
200219 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
19982 million27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
19964 million23.7 billion
19954 million22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
19932 million25.8 billion
19924 million24.3 billion
199121 million27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
19865 million35.5 billion
198542 million33.2 billion
198465 million36.8 billion
198321 million39.1 billion
198232 million41.4 billion
19815 million42 billion
198013 million37.4 billion
197911 million33.3 billion
19783 million39.2 billion
197710 million37 billion
197619 million33 billion
197546 million34.2 billion
197429 million32.9 billion
19731 million32.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
19711 million29.3 billion
197013 million22.1 billion
19697 million24.7 billion
196812 million22.4 billion
1967022.1 billion
19661 million22.4 billion
19651 million23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963018.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 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.

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