Australia vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 756 million TIV, or 12 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Australia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Australia	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2025	826 million	70 million	33.3 billion
2024	1.08 billion	222 million	30.6 billion
2023	376 million	132 million	29.5 billion
2022	809 million	229 million	33 billion
2021	1.22 billion	67 million	26.8 billion
2020	1.63 billion	217 million	23.4 billion
2019	1.16 billion	206 million	26.9 billion
2018	1.55 billion	203 million	27.3 billion
2017	1.66 billion	210 million	31.2 billion
2016	1.01 billion	284 million	31.4 billion
2015	1.45 billion	258 million	28.7 billion
2014	848 million	112 million	27 billion
2013	220 million	252 million	27.4 billion
2012	787 million	398 million	27.9 billion
2011	1.58 billion	668 million	29.9 billion
2010	1.56 billion	62 million	25.8 billion
2009	805 million	65 million	24 billion
2008	430 million	80 million	24.1 billion
2007	618 million	153 million	26.5 billion
2006	721 million	206 million	24.4 billion
2005	458 million	179 million	21.3 billion
2004	447 million	192 million	21.3 billion
2003	765 million	100 million	19.2 billion
2002	638 million	156 million	17.7 billion
2001	1.22 billion	153 million	18.3 billion
2000	326 million	16 million	20.5 billion
1999	678 million	141 million	25.3 billion
1998	542 million	156 million	27.9 billion
1997	35 million	231 million	28.9 billion
1996	597 million	115 million	23.7 billion
1995	64 million	224 million	22.9 billion
1994	262 million	97 million	22.8 billion
1993	448 million	331 million	25.8 billion
1992	364 million	31 million	24.3 billion
1991	219 million	239 million	27.8 billion
1990	356 million	278 million	28.6 billion
1989	695 million	34 million	31.7 billion
1988	745 million	–	32.9 billion
1987	594 million	–	36.2 billion
1986	815 million	9 million	35.5 billion
1985	510 million	–	33.2 billion
1984	635 million	–	36.8 billion
1983	637 million	–	39.1 billion
1982	134 million	38 million	41.4 billion
1981	449 million	–	42 billion
1980	409 million	40 million	37.4 billion
1979	197 million	19 million	33.3 billion
1978	1.03 billion	25 million	39.2 billion
1977	278 million	9 million	37 billion
1976	91 million	10 million	33 billion
1975	108 million	53 million	34.2 billion
1974	898 million	–	32.9 billion
1973	713 million	–	32.6 billion
1972	63 million	4 million	28.7 billion
1971	310 million	28 million	29.3 billion
1970	230 million	4 million	22.1 billion
1969	702 million	22 million	24.7 billion
1968	557 million	6 million	22.4 billion
1967	770 million	14 million	22.1 billion
1966	707 million	3 million	22.4 billion
1965	920 million	19 million	23.1 billion
1964	539 million	18 million	24.2 billion
1963	369 million	28 million	18.1 billion
1962	460 million	14 million	15.5 billion
1961	155 million	17 million	15 billion
1960	116 million	6 million	15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

Major weapons the country received, 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.
Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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