Syria

Arms exports in Syria

Arms exports in Syria: 17 million TIV in 1970 and 30 million TIV in 2010, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2010
30 million TIV
Since 1970
+13 million TIV
World, 2010
25.8 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms exports in SyriaArms exports in Syria: 17 million TIV in 1970 and 30 million TIV in 2010, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 178 million TIV in 1982, the lowest 0 TIV in 1977.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 178 million TIV in 1982, the lowest 0 TIV in 1977.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSyriaWorld
2025–33.5 billion
2024–30.7 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33.3 billion
2021–27.1 billion
2020–24.1 billion
2019–27 billion
2018–27.4 billion
2017–31.3 billion
2016–31.5 billion
2015–28.7 billion
2014–27.1 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
201030 million25.8 billion
200933 million24.4 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
20063 million24.5 billion
2005–21.4 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.5 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.4 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997028.9 billion
1996023.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–23 billion
199340 million25.8 billion
199240 million24.3 billion
1991–28.2 billion
1990–30.2 billion
1989–34.9 billion
198815 million36.8 billion
1987–39.4 billion
198631 million39 billion
198532 million38.2 billion
19841 million41.6 billion
198346 million43.9 billion
1982178 million46.2 billion
1981–45.8 billion
1980–42.2 billion
1979–38.4 billion
1978–42.4 billion
1977040 billion
1976–36 billion
19752 million37.2 billion
19742 million36.6 billion
1973–36.3 billion
1972–34.5 billion
1971–32.9 billion
197017 million25.3 billion
1969–28.1 billion
1968–26.1 billion
1967–25.6 billion
1966–25.8 billion
1965–25.8 billion
1964–26.7 billion
1963–20.3 billion
1962–17.5 billion
1961–16.4 billion
1960–17.6 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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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