Lesotho

Arms imports in Lesotho

Arms imports in Lesotho: 1 million TIV in 1977 and 1 million TIV in 2019, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2019
1 million TIV
Since 1977
0 TIV
World, 2019
26.9 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in LesothoArms imports in Lesotho: 1 million TIV in 1977 and 1 million TIV in 2019, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 10 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 0 TIV in 1985.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 10 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 0 TIV in 1985.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearLesothoWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
20191 million26.9 billion
20181 million27.3 billion
20171 million31.2 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
20061 million24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
20041 million21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
20016 million18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
19985 million27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
19914 million27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
19898 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
198610 million35.5 billion
1985033.2 billion
1984–36.8 billion
19831 million39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
1981–42 billion
19803 million37.4 billion
19795 million33.3 billion
1978–39.2 billion
19771 million37 billion
1976–33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 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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