China vs Russia

China vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 78 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 78 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, China ranked 36 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

YearChinaRussiaWorld
2025207 million129 million33.3 billion
202471 million315 million30.6 billion
2023428 million95 million29.5 billion
2022646 million39 million33 billion
2021685 million6 million26.8 billion
2020775 million1 million23.4 billion
20191.57 billion5 million26.9 billion
20182.25 billion62 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion94 million31.2 billion
20161.21 billion127 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion113 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion207 million27 billion
20131.22 billion185 million27.4 billion
20121.54 billion121 million27.9 billion
20111.03 billion10 million29.9 billion
2010940 million25 million25.8 billion
20091.38 billion8 million24 billion
20081.78 billion–24.1 billion
20071.7 billion90 million26.5 billion
20062.83 billion–24.4 billion
20053.47 billion–21.3 billion
20043.24 billion–21.3 billion
20032.33 billion–19.2 billion
20022.83 billion–17.7 billion
20012.76 billion2 million18.3 billion
20002.47 billion1.15 billion20.5 billion
19991.72 billion368 million25.3 billion
1998375 million–27.9 billion
1997940 million–28.9 billion
19961.5 billion–23.7 billion
1995701 million–22.9 billion
1994304 million–22.8 billion
19931.23 billion–25.8 billion
19921.18 billion40 million24.3 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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