Sierra Leone

Arms imports in Sierra Leone

Arms imports in Sierra Leone: 28 million TIV in 1973 and 2 million TIV in 2016, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2016
2 million TIV
Since 1973
−26 million TIV
World, 2016
31.4 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Sierra LeoneArms imports in Sierra Leone: 28 million TIV in 1973 and 2 million TIV in 2016, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 42 million TIV in 1980, the lowest 0 TIV in 2012.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 42 million TIV in 1980, the lowest 0 TIV in 2012.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSierra LeoneWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
20162 million31.4 billion
20151 million28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
20131 million27.4 billion
2012027.9 billion
20112 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
20069 million24.4 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
199913 million25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
199716 million28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
199514 million22.9 billion
19947 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
19921 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
198718 million36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
1985–33.2 billion
19843 million36.8 billion
19831 million39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
1981–42 billion
198042 million37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
19782 million39.2 billion
1977–37 billion
19761 million33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
197328 million32.6 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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