China vs Nepal

China vs Nepal: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 6 million TIV in Nepal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 201 million TIV, or 35 times that in Nepal.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Nepal: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 6 million TIV in Nepal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 201 million TIV, or 35 times that in Nepal.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Nepal.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChinaNepalWorld
2025207 million6 million33.3 billion
202471 million–30.6 billion
2023428 million–29.5 billion
2022646 million–33 billion
2021685 million026.8 billion
2020775 million–23.4 billion
20191.57 billion38 million26.9 billion
20182.25 billion7 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion1 million31.2 billion
20161.21 billion9 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion15 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion5 million27 billion
20131.22 billion–27.4 billion
20121.54 billion–27.9 billion
20111.03 billion3 million29.9 billion
2010940 million–25.8 billion
20091.38 billion–24 billion
20081.78 billion1 million24.1 billion
20071.7 billion–26.5 billion
20062.83 billion–24.4 billion
20053.47 billion7 million21.3 billion
20043.24 billion36 million21.3 billion
20032.33 billion10 million19.2 billion
20022.83 billion10 million17.7 billion
20012.76 billion12 million18.3 billion
20002.47 billion–20.5 billion
19991.72 billion–25.3 billion
1998375 million–27.9 billion
1997940 million–28.9 billion
19961.5 billion–23.7 billion
1995701 million1 million22.9 billion
1994304 million–22.8 billion
19931.23 billion–25.8 billion
19921.18 billion5 million24.3 billion
1991439 million–27.8 billion
1990267 million–28.6 billion
1989163 million1 million31.7 billion
198897 million–32.9 billion
198747 million–36.2 billion
198611 million–35.5 billion
1985104 million4 million33.2 billion
198462 million3 million36.8 billion
198316 million–39.1 billion
19825 million–41.4 billion
1981–1 million42 billion
19804 million–37.4 billion
19798 million–33.3 billion
197883 million–39.2 billion
197772 million–37 billion
19761 million6 million33 billion
19751 million15 million34.2 billion
19741 million2 million32.9 billion
19731 million5 million32.6 billion
19721 million3 million28.7 billion
19711 million8 million29.3 billion
19701 million8 million22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968180 million–22.4 billion
1967144 million–22.1 billion
1966225 million022.4 billion
1965257 million2 million23.1 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

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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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