Mauritania

Arms imports in Mauritania

Arms imports in Mauritania: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 126 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2024
126 million TIV
Since 1960
+124 million TIV
World, 2024
30.6 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in MauritaniaArms imports in Mauritania: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 126 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 126 million TIV in 2024, the lowest 0 TIV in 1984.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 126 million TIV in 2024, the lowest 0 TIV in 1984.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMauritaniaWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024126 million30.6 billion
20232 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
20216 million26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
201934 million26.9 billion
20181 million27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
201635 million31.4 billion
20151 million28.7 billion
20148 million27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
201211 million27.9 billion
20115 million29.9 billion
201017 million25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
20037 million19.2 billion
200227 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
200031 million20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
19984 million27.9 billion
19978 million28.9 billion
19963 million23.7 billion
19953 million22.9 billion
199416 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
199118 million27.8 billion
199016 million28.6 billion
19898 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
19853 million33.2 billion
1984036.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
198216 million41.4 billion
198119 million42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
197924 million33.3 billion
197817 million39.2 billion
197729 million37 billion
197615 million33 billion
19755 million34.2 billion
19745 million32.9 billion
19731 million32.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
197113 million29.3 billion
197021 million22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
19651 million23.1 billion
19641 million24.2 billion
19636 million18.1 billion
19621 million15.5 billion
19611 million15 billion
19602 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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