Djibouti's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 0 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 100% from 5 million in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0 | 2023 |
| Ten years earlier | 5 million | 2013 |
| Highest | 46 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | 0 | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | 13.38 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 3 million | 1977 |
Since 1977 it is down 100% from 3 million in 1977. The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2023, Djibouti's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 19 million on 2022 (from 19 million to 0).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2022), the average change was +1.17 million and a typical year strayed about 18.12 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 45 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 31 million in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Djibouti had the 13th highest value of the 13 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 0 | 2023 |
| World | 33.33 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 5.14 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Djibouti in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 28 values
| Year | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19,000,000 |
| 2021 | 46,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,000,000 |
| 2019 | 11,000,000 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 11,000,000 |
| 2015 | 4,000,000 |
| 2014 | 15,000,000 |
| 2013 |
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 65 million (2021)
- Algeria — 108 million (2025)
- Bahrain — 30 million (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 697 million (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 42 million (2024)
- Iraq — 55 million (2025)
- Israel — 537 million (2025)
- Jordan — 34 million (2024)
- Kuwait — 311 million (2025)
- Lebanon — 9 million (2024)
More public sector data for Djibouti
- Armed forces personnel, total — 13,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 5.4% (2020)
- CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
- CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2 (2025)
- CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 2.67 (2025)
- CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
- CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
- CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
- CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Djibouti's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 0 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 100% from 3 million in 1977. The highest value was 46 million in 2021 and the lowest 0 in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank?
- 13th highest of 13 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Djibouti?
- In 2023, Djibouti's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 19 million on 2022 (from 19 million to 0). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2022), the average change was +1.17 million and a typical year strayed about 18.12 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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