Papua New Guinea

Arms imports in Papua New Guinea

Arms imports in Papua New Guinea: 32 million TIV in 1975 and 9 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2023
9 million TIV
Since 1975
−23 million TIV
World, 2023
29.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Papua New GuineaArms imports in Papua New Guinea: 32 million TIV in 1975 and 9 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 32 million TIV in 1975, the lowest 0 TIV in 2017.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 32 million TIV in 1975, the lowest 0 TIV in 2017.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearPapua New GuineaWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
20239 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
202114 million26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
20188 million27.3 billion
2017031.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
20143 million27 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
19977 million28.9 billion
19961 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
19941 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
199210 million24.3 billion
199110 million27.8 billion
19904 million28.6 billion
19896 million31.7 billion
19886 million32.9 billion
198712 million36.2 billion
19868 million35.5 billion
1985–33.2 billion
19842 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
19824 million41.4 billion
19812 million42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
19782 million39.2 billion
19773 million37 billion
1976–33 billion
197532 million34.2 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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