Australia vs United States

Australia vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 81 million TIV, or 1.11 times that in United States.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 81 million TIV, or 1.11 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook United States.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and United States ranked 13 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

YearAustraliaUnited StatesWorld
2025826 million745 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion1.05 billion30.6 billion
2023376 million891 million29.5 billion
2022809 million846 million33 billion
20211.22 billion922 million26.8 billion
20201.63 billion806 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion882 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion379 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion504 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion447 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion482 million28.7 billion
2014848 million568 million27 billion
2013220 million767 million27.4 billion
2012787 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
20111.58 billion937 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion969 million25.8 billion
2009805 million939 million24 billion
2008430 million936 million24.1 billion
2007618 million842 million26.5 billion
2006721 million706 million24.4 billion
2005458 million582 million21.3 billion
2004447 million596 million21.3 billion
2003765 million630 million19.2 billion
2002638 million515 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion508 million18.3 billion
2000326 million333 million20.5 billion
1999678 million220 million25.3 billion
1998542 million262 million27.9 billion
199735 million610 million28.9 billion
1996597 million601 million23.7 billion
199564 million809 million22.9 billion
1994262 million951 million22.8 billion
1993448 million968 million25.8 billion
1992364 million540 million24.3 billion
1991219 million515 million27.8 billion
1990356 million363 million28.6 billion
1989695 million1.78 billion31.7 billion
1988745 million1.79 billion32.9 billion
1987594 million2 billion36.2 billion
1986815 million424 million35.5 billion
1985510 million655 million33.2 billion
1984635 million381 million36.8 billion
1983637 million463 million39.1 billion
1982134 million248 million41.4 billion
1981449 million531 million42 billion
1980409 million380 million37.4 billion
1979197 million253 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion369 million39.2 billion
1977278 million384 million37 billion
197691 million499 million33 billion
1975108 million388 million34.2 billion
1974898 million586 million32.9 billion
1973713 million656 million32.6 billion
197263 million769 million28.7 billion
1971310 million578 million29.3 billion
1970230 million38 million22.1 billion
1969702 million50 million24.7 billion
1968557 million62 million22.4 billion
1967770 million88 million22.1 billion
1966707 million89 million22.4 billion
1965920 million170 million23.1 billion
1964539 million358 million24.2 billion
1963369 million283 million18.1 billion
1962460 million236 million15.5 billion
1961155 million198 million15 billion
1960116 million181 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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