Australia vs Thailand

Australia vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 793 million TIV, or 25 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Thailand: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 793 million TIV, or 25 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Thailand ranked 60 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

YearAustraliaThailandWorld
2025826 million33 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion73 million30.6 billion
2023376 million290 million29.5 billion
2022809 million271 million33 billion
20211.22 billion151 million26.8 billion
20201.63 billion141 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion293 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion636 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion317 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion346 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion184 million28.7 billion
2014848 million107 million27 billion
2013220 million383 million27.4 billion
2012787 million278 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion252 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion60 million25.8 billion
2009805 million63 million24 billion
2008430 million16 million24.1 billion
2007618 million8 million26.5 billion
2006721 million99 million24.4 billion
2005458 million115 million21.3 billion
2004447 million138 million21.3 billion
2003765 million131 million19.2 billion
2002638 million152 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion109 million18.3 billion
2000326 million77 million20.5 billion
1999678 million160 million25.3 billion
1998542 million62 million27.9 billion
199735 million910 million28.9 billion
1996597 million741 million23.7 billion
199564 million530 million22.9 billion
1994262 million608 million22.8 billion
1993448 million182 million25.8 billion
1992364 million429 million24.3 billion
1991219 million575 million27.8 billion
1990356 million235 million28.6 billion
1989695 million284 million31.7 billion
1988745 million623 million32.9 billion
1987594 million539 million36.2 billion
1986815 million162 million35.5 billion
1985510 million185 million33.2 billion
1984635 million360 million36.8 billion
1983637 million247 million39.1 billion
1982134 million81 million41.4 billion
1981449 million350 million42 billion
1980409 million318 million37.4 billion
1979197 million326 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion192 million39.2 billion
1977278 million111 million37 billion
197691 million154 million33 billion
1975108 million90 million34.2 billion
1974898 million114 million32.9 billion
1973713 million321 million32.6 billion
197263 million147 million28.7 billion
1971310 million243 million29.3 billion
1970230 million258 million22.1 billion
1969702 million121 million24.7 billion
1968557 million88 million22.4 billion
1967770 million140 million22.1 billion
1966707 million58 million22.4 billion
1965920 million87 million23.1 billion
1964539 million84 million24.2 billion
1963369 million111 million18.1 billion
1962460 million113 million15.5 billion
1961155 million52 million15 billion
1960116 million28 million15.7 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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