Zambia

Arms imports in Zambia

Arms imports in Zambia: 7 million TIV in 1964 and 1 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2024
1 million TIV
Since 1964
−6 million TIV
World, 2024
30.6 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in ZambiaArms imports in Zambia: 7 million TIV in 1964 and 1 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 253 million TIV in 1981, the lowest 0 TIV in 2005.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 253 million TIV in 1981, the lowest 0 TIV in 2005.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearZambiaWorld
2025–33.3 billion
20241 million30.6 billion
20235 million29.5 billion
20222 million33 billion
202120 million26.8 billion
20203 million23.4 billion
201943 million26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
201746 million31.2 billion
201644 million31.4 billion
201515 million28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
201261 million27.9 billion
20111 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
20082 million24.1 billion
20075 million26.5 billion
200630 million24.4 billion
2005021.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
20022 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
200043 million20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
19968 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
1985–33.2 billion
198418 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
198243 million41.4 billion
1981253 million42 billion
1980136 million37.4 billion
19794 million33.3 billion
197842 million39.2 billion
197741 million37 billion
1976109 million33 billion
197548 million34.2 billion
19749 million32.9 billion
197319 million32.6 billion
197229 million28.7 billion
1971165 million29.3 billion
19704 million22.1 billion
19697 million24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
196617 million22.4 billion
196516 million23.1 billion
19647 million24.2 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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