Lebanon

Arms imports in Lebanon

Arms imports in Lebanon: 5 million TIV in 1961 and 9 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2024
9 million TIV
Since 1961
+4 million TIV
World, 2024
30.6 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in LebanonArms imports in Lebanon: 5 million TIV in 1961 and 9 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 206 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1968.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 206 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1968.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearLebanonWorld
2025–33.3 billion
20249 million30.6 billion
202314 million29.5 billion
202230 million33 billion
202143 million26.8 billion
202045 million23.4 billion
201956 million26.9 billion
201853 million27.3 billion
201748 million31.2 billion
201628 million31.4 billion
201548 million28.7 billion
20146 million27 billion
201327 million27.4 billion
201231 million27.9 billion
20111 million29.9 billion
201064 million25.8 billion
200952 million24 billion
20081 million24.1 billion
20075 million26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
20051 million21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
20004 million20.5 billion
19994 million25.3 billion
19988 million27.9 billion
19979 million28.9 billion
199627 million23.7 billion
199542 million22.9 billion
199418 million22.8 billion
199340 million25.8 billion
199240 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
198571 million33.2 billion
1984206 million36.8 billion
198393 million39.1 billion
198236 million41.4 billion
19819 million42 billion
198037 million37.4 billion
197919 million33.3 billion
19782 million39.2 billion
19778 million37 billion
19764 million33 billion
197511 million34.2 billion
197441 million32.9 billion
197355 million32.6 billion
197252 million28.7 billion
197110 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
19681 million22.4 billion
196780 million22.1 billion
196672 million22.4 billion
196534 million23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
196318 million18.1 billion
196213 million15.5 billion
19615 million15 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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