Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma)

Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 32 million TIV in Bangladesh and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 38 million TIV, or 2.19 times that in Bangladesh.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Bangladesh vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 32 million TIV in Bangladesh and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 38 million TIV, or 2.19 times that in Bangladesh.
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What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Bangladesh.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBangladeshMyanmar (Burma)World
202532 million70 million33.3 billion
202470 million222 million30.6 billion
202374 million132 million29.5 billion
2022331 million229 million33 billion
202160 million67 million26.8 billion
202070 million217 million23.4 billion
2019713 million206 million26.9 billion
2018161 million203 million27.3 billion
2017334 million210 million31.2 billion
2016455 million284 million31.4 billion
2015638 million258 million28.7 billion
2014207 million112 million27 billion
2013648 million252 million27.4 billion
2012199 million398 million27.9 billion
2011120 million668 million29.9 billion
201036 million62 million25.8 billion
2009–65 million24 billion
200812 million80 million24.1 billion
200782 million153 million26.5 billion
2006221 million206 million24.4 billion
200510 million179 million21.3 billion
200432 million192 million21.3 billion
20038 million100 million19.2 billion
200237 million156 million17.7 billion
2001274 million153 million18.3 billion
2000200 million16 million20.5 billion
1999184 million141 million25.3 billion
19981 million156 million27.9 billion
199726 million231 million28.9 billion
19967 million115 million23.7 billion
1995123 million224 million22.9 billion
199461 million97 million22.8 billion
199349 million331 million25.8 billion
1992113 million31 million24.3 billion
199179 million239 million27.8 billion
1990199 million278 million28.6 billion
1989302 million34 million31.7 billion
1988242 million–32.9 billion
19871 million–36.2 billion
19864 million9 million35.5 billion
1985124 million–33.2 billion
19849 million–36.8 billion
1983109 million–39.1 billion
1982128 million38 million41.4 billion
198172 million–42 billion
198055 million40 million37.4 billion
19791 million19 million33.3 billion
197845 million25 million39.2 billion
197762 million9 million37 billion
197670 million10 million33 billion
197539 million53 million34.2 billion
197444 million–32.9 billion
197376 million–32.6 billion
19722 million4 million28.7 billion
197110 million28 million29.3 billion
1970–4 million22.1 billion
1969–22 million24.7 billion
1968–6 million22.4 billion
1967–14 million22.1 billion
1966–3 million22.4 billion
1965–19 million23.1 billion
1964–18 million24.2 billion
1963–28 million18.1 billion
1962–14 million15.5 billion
1961–17 million15 billion
1960–6 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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