Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina vs Brazil: Arms exports

Arms exports: 1 million TIV in Argentina in 2011 and 153 million TIV in Brazil in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in Brazil, by 31 million TIV, or 32 times that in Argentina.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Argentina vs Brazil: Arms exportsArms exports: 1 million TIV in Argentina in 2011 and 153 million TIV in Brazil in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in Brazil, by 31 million TIV, or 32 times that in Argentina.
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What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1976.
  • The world as a whole: 29.9 billion TIV in 2011.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearArgentinaBrazilWorld
2025–153 million33.5 billion
2024–112 million30.7 billion
2023–54 million29.5 billion
2022–10 million33.3 billion
2021–86 million27.1 billion
2020–164 million24.1 billion
2019–21 million27 billion
2018–102 million27.4 billion
2017–36 million31.3 billion
2016–134 million31.5 billion
2015–53 million28.7 billion
2014–31 million27.1 billion
2013–31 million27.4 billion
2012–33 million27.9 billion
20111 million32 million29.9 billion
2010–147 million25.8 billion
2009–44 million24.4 billion
2008–93 million24.1 billion
2007–54 million26.5 billion
20062 million44 million24.5 billion
2005–1 million21.4 billion
2004–46 million21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20022 million21 million17.7 billion
2001––18.5 billion
20002 million–20.5 billion
1999––25.4 billion
1998–18 million27.9 billion
1997–27 million28.9 billion
1996–27 million23.7 billion
19955 million38 million22.9 billion
19945 million54 million23 billion
199313 million40 million25.8 billion
1992–99 million24.3 billion
19910129 million28.2 billion
19906 million108 million30.2 billion
1989–53 million34.9 billion
19880208 million36.8 billion
19874 million216 million39.4 billion
1986–140 million39 billion
1985–209 million38.2 billion
1984–280 million41.6 billion
19835 million204 million43.9 billion
19827 million128 million46.2 billion
198131 million71 million45.8 billion
19801 million160 million42.2 billion
19798 million80 million38.4 billion
1978–204 million42.4 billion
1977–156 million40 billion
19761 million76 million36 billion
1975–69 million37.2 billion
1974–12 million36.6 billion
1973––36.3 billion
197211 million–34.5 billion
1971–032.9 billion
19700–25.3 billion
1969–18 million28.1 billion
19688 million–26.1 billion
19670–25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
19644 million–26.7 billion
1963––20.3 billion
19626 million–17.5 billion
1961–12 million16.4 billion
1960–2 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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