China vs Kazakhstan

China vs Kazakhstan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 189 million TIV, or 12 times that in Kazakhstan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Kazakhstan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 189 million TIV, or 12 times that in Kazakhstan.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
  • In 2025, China ranked 36 and Kazakhstan ranked 75 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

YearChinaKazakhstanWorld
2025207 million18 million33.3 billion
202471 million460 million30.6 billion
2023428 million223 million29.5 billion
2022646 million191 million33 billion
2021685 million195 million26.8 billion
2020775 million270 million23.4 billion
20191.57 billion232 million26.9 billion
20182.25 billion279 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion221 million31.2 billion
20161.21 billion255 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion446 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion83 million27 billion
20131.22 billion143 million27.4 billion
20121.54 billion96 million27.9 billion
20111.03 billion63 million29.9 billion
2010940 million59 million25.8 billion
20091.38 billion53 million24 billion
20081.78 billion38 million24.1 billion
20071.7 billion83 million26.5 billion
20062.83 billion46 million24.4 billion
20053.47 billion44 million21.3 billion
20043.24 billion49 million21.3 billion
20032.33 billion–19.2 billion
20022.83 billion22 million17.7 billion
20012.76 billion139 million18.3 billion
20002.47 billion121 million20.5 billion
19991.72 billion72 million25.3 billion
1998375 million–27.9 billion
1997940 million64 million28.9 billion
19961.5 billion2 million23.7 billion
1995701 million99 million22.9 billion
1994304 million–22.8 billion
19931.23 billion–25.8 billion
19921.18 billion–24.3 billion
1991439 million–27.8 billion
1990267 million–28.6 billion
1989163 million–31.7 billion
198897 million–32.9 billion
198747 million–36.2 billion
198611 million–35.5 billion
1985104 million–33.2 billion
198462 million–36.8 billion
198316 million–39.1 billion
19825 million–41.4 billion
1981––42 billion
19804 million–37.4 billion
19798 million–33.3 billion
197883 million–39.2 billion
197772 million–37 billion
19761 million–33 billion
19751 million–34.2 billion
19741 million–32.9 billion
19731 million–32.6 billion
19721 million–28.7 billion
19711 million–29.3 billion
19701 million–22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968180 million–22.4 billion
1967144 million–22.1 billion
1966225 million–22.4 billion
1965257 million–23.1 billion
1964485 million–24.2 billion
1963450 million–18.1 billion
1962415 million–15.5 billion
1961952 million–15 billion
19602.36 billion–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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