# The Arms Imports (SIPRI Trend Indicator Values)
- **The Arms Imports (SIPRI Trend Indicator Values)** is an indicator developed by the **Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)** to measure the volume of **international arms imports**.
- It includes purchases, aid, and transfers through manufacturing licenses for major conventional weapons such as:
- **aircraft**
- **armored vehicles**
- **artillery**
- **radar systems**
- **missiles**
- **military-use ships**
- This indicator excludes:
- **small arms**
- **light weapons**
- **trucks**
- **small artillery**
- **ammunition**
- **support equipment**
- **technology transfers**
- **services**
- Values are expressed as **SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs)** in **US dollars (US$ million)**, with a **'0'** indicating that the value of imports is less than **US$0.5 million**.
- The chart displays the values of arms imports for **Lebanon** in **US dollars (US$ million)** over a **16-year period from 2007 to 2022**.