Guinea-Bissau

Arms imports in Guinea-Bissau

Arms imports in Guinea-Bissau: 21 million TIV in 1974 and 5 million TIV in 1993, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 1993
5 million TIV
Since 1974
−16 million TIV
World, 1993
25.8 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Guinea-BissauArms imports in Guinea-Bissau: 21 million TIV in 1974 and 5 million TIV in 1993, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 35 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1981.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 35 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1981.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuinea-BissauWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
19935 million25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
19916 million27.8 billion
199022 million28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
198820 million32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
198635 million35.5 billion
1985–33.2 billion
198411 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
19811 million42 billion
19802 million37.4 billion
197924 million33.3 billion
197814 million39.2 billion
1977–37 billion
197614 million33 billion
197512 million34.2 billion
197421 million32.9 billion
1973–32.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
1971–29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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