Variable: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

QoG Code: (wdi_armimp)


Dataset: World Development Indicators

Description:

Imports - Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-01-23
Last updated by source: 2023-01-22


Categories:

Conflict Public Economy


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 165
Basic time-series: 193
Standard cross-section: 165
Standard time-series: 193
OECD cross-section: 37
OECD time-series: 40

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1960-2022
Basic time-series: 1960-2022
OECD time-series: 1960-2022

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