Between 2008 and 2020, the import value of arms in Nigeria fluctuated. In 2020, 125 million U.S. dollars of arms were imported into Nigeria. The largest value was reached in 2010 and 2014, when 188 million U.S. dollars and 218 million U.S. dollars of arms, respectively, entered Nigeria. The import of arms cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, and gifts. Globally, the United States and Russia are the main exporters of arms to the world.
Import value of arms in Nigeria from 2008 to 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
The source adds the following information: "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."
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Knoema. (October 4, 2021). Import value of arms in Nigeria from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201611/import-value-of-arms-in-nigeria/
Knoema. "Import value of arms in Nigeria from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201611/import-value-of-arms-in-nigeria/
Knoema. (2021). Import value of arms in Nigeria from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201611/import-value-of-arms-in-nigeria/
Knoema. "Import Value of Arms in Nigeria from 2008 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201611/import-value-of-arms-in-nigeria/
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