In 2019, the import of arms to Sri Lanka amounted to approximately 59 million U.S. dollars. This was a significant increase from 2014, in which the arms imports amounted to approximately five million U.S. dollars.
Arms imports in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019
(in million U.S. dollars)
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.
Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in million U.S. dollars at constant (1990) prices.
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World Bank. (May 19, 2020). Arms imports in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810647/sri-lanka-arms-imports/
World Bank. "Arms imports in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810647/sri-lanka-arms-imports/
World Bank. (2020). Arms imports in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810647/sri-lanka-arms-imports/
World Bank. "Arms Imports in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810647/sri-lanka-arms-imports/
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