Nicaragua

Arms imports in Nicaragua

Arms imports in Nicaragua: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 13 million TIV in 2019, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2019
13 million TIV
Since 1960
+11 million TIV
World, 2019
26.9 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in NicaraguaArms imports in Nicaragua: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 13 million TIV in 2019, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 167 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 0 TIV in 1965.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 167 million TIV in 1984, the lowest 0 TIV in 1965.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearNicaraguaWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
201913 million26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
20177 million31.2 billion
201686 million31.4 billion
201514 million28.7 billion
201413 million27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
200915 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
200714 million26.5 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
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
19911 million27.8 billion
1990107 million28.6 billion
198914 million31.7 billion
198863 million32.9 billion
1987157 million36.2 billion
198691 million35.5 billion
198590 million33.2 billion
1984167 million36.8 billion
198350 million39.1 billion
198269 million41.4 billion
198144 million42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
197813 million39.2 billion
197719 million37 billion
19768 million33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
197310 million32.6 billion
19725 million28.7 billion
19715 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
19662 million22.4 billion
1965023.1 billion
19642 million24.2 billion
19636 million18.1 billion
19626 million15.5 billion
19618 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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