Belgium vs Russia

Belgium vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 430 million TIV in Belgium and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 301 million TIV, or 3.33 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Belgium vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 430 million TIV in Belgium and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belgium, by 301 million TIV, or 3.33 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 25 and Russia ranked 42 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

YearBelgiumRussiaWorld
2025430 million129 million33.3 billion
2024508 million315 million30.6 billion
202312 million95 million29.5 billion
2022170 million39 million33 billion
2021255 million6 million26.8 billion
202090 million1 million23.4 billion
20199 million5 million26.9 billion
20181 million62 million27.3 billion
20177 million94 million31.2 billion
20164 million127 million31.4 billion
201552 million113 million28.7 billion
201499 million207 million27 billion
201348 million185 million27.4 billion
201233 million121 million27.9 billion
201127 million10 million29.9 billion
201040 million25 million25.8 billion
200987 million8 million24 billion
2008191 million–24.1 billion
2007171 million90 million26.5 billion
200615 million–24.4 billion
20053 million–21.3 billion
200415 million–21.3 billion
200321 million–19.2 billion
200248 million–17.7 billion
200130 million2 million18.3 billion
200036 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
199958 million368 million25.3 billion
199855 million–27.9 billion
199750 million–28.9 billion
19963 million–23.7 billion
199516 million–22.9 billion
199447 million–22.8 billion
199373 million–25.8 billion
199248 million40 million24.3 billion
1991125 million–27.8 billion
1990314 million–28.6 billion
1989203 million–31.7 billion
1988407 million–32.9 billion
198791 million–36.2 billion
198691 million–35.5 billion
1985287 million–33.2 billion
1984575 million–36.8 billion
1983580 million–39.1 billion
1982433 million–41.4 billion
1981515 million–42 billion
1980565 million–37.4 billion
1979779 million–33.3 billion
1978409 million–39.2 billion
1977187 million–37 billion
1976184 million–33 billion
1975130 million–34.2 billion
1974113 million–32.9 billion
1973562 million–32.6 billion
1972492 million–28.7 billion
1971499 million–29.3 billion
1970514 million–22.1 billion
1969240 million–24.7 billion
1968220 million–22.4 billion
196739 million–22.1 billion
1966116 million–22.4 billion
1965521 million–23.1 billion
1964652 million–24.2 billion
1963575 million–18.1 billion
1962188 million–15.5 billion
1961132 million–15 billion
196092 million–15.7 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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