World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers, 1968-1977 (ICPSR 7780)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07780.v1

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Summary

This data collection contains world military expenditures and arms trade data for 140 countries in the period 1968-1977. Data are provided for national military expenditures, including the value of weapons exports and imports in millions of United States dollars, as well as for population characteristics. Various socioeconomic data are presented to provide a comparative background for the series. Data are provided on the gross national product (GNP), military expenditures, central government expenditures, public health expenditures, and public education expenditures. Additional variables provide information on the number of soldiers, teachers, and doctors per 1,000 population, and total imports and exports of other goods and services.

Citation

United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers, 1968-1977. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07780.v1

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Geographic Coverage

Benin   Papua New Guinea   Angola   Cambodia   Sudan   Paraguay   Portugal   Syria   North Korea   Greece   Mongolia   Morocco   Iran   Mali   Panama   Guatemala   Guyana   Czechoslovakia   Iraq   Chile   Laos   Nepal   Argentina   Tanzania   Zambia   Ghana   Bahrain   India   Canada   Guinea-Bissau   Turkey   Belgium   Taiwan   Finland   South Africa   Trinidad and Tobago   Central African Republic   Jamaica   Peru   Germany   Yemen   Vietnam (Socialist Republic)   Fiji   United States   Guinea   China (Peoples Republic)   Somalia   Chad   Sao Tome and Principe   Madagascar   Ivory Coast   Thailand   Libya   Equatorial Guinea   Costa Rica   Sweden   Malawi   Poland   Kuwait   Jordan   Nigeria   Bulgaria   Tunisia   Sri Lanka   Uruguay   United Arab Emirates   Kenya   Switzerland   Spain   Lebanon   Cuba   Liberia   Venezuela   Mauritania   Burkina Faso   Swaziland   Israel   Australia   Soviet Union   Myanmar   Cameroon   Cyprus   Malaysia   Iceland   Global   Oman   Gabon   South Korea   Great Britain   Austria   Yugoslavia   Mozambique   El Salvador   Luxembourg   Brazil   Algeria   Lesotho   Colombia   Ecuador   Hungary   Japan   Mauritius   Albania   New Zealand   Senegal   Italy   Honduras   Ethiopia   Haiti   Afghanistan   Burundi   Singapore   Egypt   Sierra Leone   Bolivia   Malta   Saudi Arabia   Cape Verde   Netherlands   Pakistan   Gambia   Ireland   Qatar   France   Romania   Togo   Niger   Philippines   Rwanda   Bangladesh   Nicaragua   Barbados   Norway   Botswana   Dominican Republic   Denmark   Mexico   Uganda   Zimbabwe   Suriname   Indonesia

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1968 -- 1977

Data Collection Notes

  1. For a complete discussion of sources, definitions, computational procedures, and caveats, consult the related publication cited below.

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Universe

A total of 140 countries, nearly all of which were members of the United Nations.

Data Source

United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. WORLD MILITARY EXPENDITURES AND ARMS TRANSFERS, 1968-1977. Washington, DC: The Agency, 1980.

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Original Release Date

1984-05-03

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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers, 1968-1977. ICPSR07780-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07780.v1

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