Australia vs Vietnam

Australia vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 649 million TIV, or 4.67 times that in Vietnam.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Vietnam: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 649 million TIV, or 4.67 times that in Vietnam.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Vietnam.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Vietnam ranked 38 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

YearAustraliaVietnamWorld
2025826 million177 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion58 million30.6 billion
2023376 million45 million29.5 billion
2022809 million86 million33 billion
20211.22 billion235 million26.8 billion
20201.63 billion38 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion166 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion604 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion783 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion924 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion869 million28.7 billion
2014848 million1.23 billion27 billion
2013220 million360 million27.4 billion
2012787 million782 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion1.02 billion29.9 billion
20101.56 billion161 million25.8 billion
2009805 million61 million24 billion
2008430 million186 million24.1 billion
2007618 million8 million26.5 billion
2006721 million42 million24.4 billion
2005458 million221 million21.3 billion
2004447 million299 million21.3 billion
2003765 million22 million19.2 billion
2002638 million58 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion97 million18.3 billion
2000326 million11 million20.5 billion
1999678 million168 million25.3 billion
1998542 million209 million27.9 billion
199735 million111 million28.9 billion
1996597 million214 million23.7 billion
199564 million273 million22.9 billion
1994262 million–22.8 billion
1993448 million–25.8 billion
1992364 million–24.3 billion
1991219 million–27.8 billion
1990356 million116 million28.6 billion
1989695 million128 million31.7 billion
1988745 million65 million32.9 billion
1987594 million50 million36.2 billion
1986815 million78 million35.5 billion
1985510 million28 million33.2 billion
1984635 million557 million36.8 billion
1983637 million916 million39.1 billion
1982134 million532 million41.4 billion
1981449 million1.07 billion42 billion
1980409 million1.02 billion37.4 billion
1979197 million1.25 billion33.3 billion
19781.03 billion227 million39.2 billion
1977278 million42 million37 billion
197691 million42 million33 billion
1975108 million493 million34.2 billion
1974898 million859 million32.9 billion
1973713 million1.28 billion32.6 billion
197263 million1.32 billion28.7 billion
1971310 million1.2 billion29.3 billion
1970230 million1.21 billion22.1 billion
1969702 million909 million24.7 billion
1968557 million1.18 billion22.4 billion
1967770 million1.1 billion22.1 billion
1966707 million1.14 billion22.4 billion
1965920 million651 million23.1 billion
1964539 million266 million24.2 billion
1963369 million107 million18.1 billion
1962460 million47 million15.5 billion
1961155 million95 million15 billion
1960116 million103 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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