All operations recorded within the database fulfill specific requirements of a peace operations, as covered within the Definitions and Methodology section.
The database provides several options to search for peace operations. Search results are displayed on an overview page. A details page is available in order to view the full entry for a selected mission during a particular year. Search results ca be exported or printed at any time.
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are as of 31 December of the reporting year, or as of the date of a mission's closure. The purpose of the database is to present an annual snapshot of multilateral peace operation deployments.
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The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database provides military expenditure data by country in the following three formats:
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices are presented according to the financial year of each country. Figures in constant (2010) US$ and as a share of GDP are present according to calendar year, calculated on the assumption that, where financial years do not correspond to calendar years, spending is distributed evenly through the year. (see Sources and Methods for SIPRI military expenditure data).
SIPRI
military expenditure data is based on open sources only, including a
SIPRI questionnaire which is sent out annually to all countries
included in the database. The collected data is processed to achieve
consistent time series which are, as far as possible, in accordance with the SIPRI definition of military expenditure, detailed in the sources and methods.
You may freely download or cite the data in the database. Any reproduction—in any medium, electronic or printed—of the data or the creation of any link to the database is authorized only on request. Permission may be granted provided that:
When text or data is to be used for commercial purposes, and once permission has been obtained, the parties will negotiate a reasonable royalty for such commercial use.
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The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database can be used to generate detailed written reports (trade registers) and statistical data (trend indicator value tables). To access the database click on the 'Enter the Database' button in the right-hand column and then select which output format you wish to generate and follow the instructions provided.
The database can be used to address a range of questions, including:
The publicly accessible database is updated every spring. A brief overview of highlights of the preceding year and more general trends in international arms transfers is published to coincide with the release of each year's new dataset. A broader analysis is published every year in the SIPRI Yearbook.
Provide information on each deal included in the database. Information provided includes, inter alia, the suppliers and recipients, the type and number of weapon systems ordered and delivered, the years of deliveries, and the financial value of the deal.
Provide the total trend-indicator value (TIV) of a country or rebel group's arms imports or exports, broken down by supplier, recipient or type of weapon system.
Provide the total trend-indicator value (TIV) of arms imports or exports for a selection of the largest suppliers or recipients, along with the TIV of global arms imports or exports.
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