Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma)

Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 430 million TIV in Belgium and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 360 million TIV, or 6.14 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 430 million TIV in Belgium and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 360 million TIV, or 6.14 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
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What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 25 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

YearBelgiumMyanmar (Burma)World
2025430 million70 million33.3 billion
2024508 million222 million30.6 billion
202312 million132 million29.5 billion
2022170 million229 million33 billion
2021255 million67 million26.8 billion
202090 million217 million23.4 billion
20199 million206 million26.9 billion
20181 million203 million27.3 billion
20177 million210 million31.2 billion
20164 million284 million31.4 billion
201552 million258 million28.7 billion
201499 million112 million27 billion
201348 million252 million27.4 billion
201233 million398 million27.9 billion
201127 million668 million29.9 billion
201040 million62 million25.8 billion
200987 million65 million24 billion
2008191 million80 million24.1 billion
2007171 million153 million26.5 billion
200615 million206 million24.4 billion
20053 million179 million21.3 billion
200415 million192 million21.3 billion
200321 million100 million19.2 billion
200248 million156 million17.7 billion
200130 million153 million18.3 billion
200036 million16 million20.5 billion
199958 million141 million25.3 billion
199855 million156 million27.9 billion
199750 million231 million28.9 billion
19963 million115 million23.7 billion
199516 million224 million22.9 billion
199447 million97 million22.8 billion
199373 million331 million25.8 billion
199248 million31 million24.3 billion
1991125 million239 million27.8 billion
1990314 million278 million28.6 billion
1989203 million34 million31.7 billion
1988407 million–32.9 billion
198791 million–36.2 billion
198691 million9 million35.5 billion
1985287 million–33.2 billion
1984575 million–36.8 billion
1983580 million–39.1 billion
1982433 million38 million41.4 billion
1981515 million–42 billion
1980565 million40 million37.4 billion
1979779 million19 million33.3 billion
1978409 million25 million39.2 billion
1977187 million9 million37 billion
1976184 million10 million33 billion
1975130 million53 million34.2 billion
1974113 million–32.9 billion
1973562 million–32.6 billion
1972492 million4 million28.7 billion
1971499 million28 million29.3 billion
1970514 million4 million22.1 billion
1969240 million22 million24.7 billion
1968220 million6 million22.4 billion
196739 million14 million22.1 billion
1966116 million3 million22.4 billion
1965521 million19 million23.1 billion
1964652 million18 million24.2 billion
1963575 million28 million18.1 billion
1962188 million14 million15.5 billion
1961132 million17 million15 billion
196092 million6 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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