China vs Netherlands

China vs Netherlands: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 617 million TIV, or 3.98 times that in China.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Netherlands: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 617 million TIV, or 3.98 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2024, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 36 and Netherlands ranked 12 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

YearChinaNetherlandsWorld
2025207 million824 million33.3 billion
202471 million333 million30.6 billion
2023428 million374 million29.5 billion
2022646 million725 million33 billion
2021685 million512 million26.8 billion
2020775 million575 million23.4 billion
20191.57 billion494 million26.9 billion
20182.25 billion139 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion33 million31.2 billion
20161.21 billion69 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion51 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion8 million27 billion
20131.22 billion488 million27.4 billion
20121.54 billion190 million27.9 billion
20111.03 billion115 million29.9 billion
2010940 million171 million25.8 billion
20091.38 billion262 million24 billion
20081.78 billion147 million24.1 billion
20071.7 billion221 million26.5 billion
20062.83 billion304 million24.4 billion
20053.47 billion86 million21.3 billion
20043.24 billion130 million21.3 billion
20032.33 billion128 million19.2 billion
20022.83 billion247 million17.7 billion
20012.76 billion164 million18.3 billion
20002.47 billion123 million20.5 billion
19991.72 billion278 million25.3 billion
1998375 million269 million27.9 billion
1997940 million126 million28.9 billion
19961.5 billion203 million23.7 billion
1995701 million84 million22.9 billion
1994304 million205 million22.8 billion
19931.23 billion140 million25.8 billion
19921.18 billion237 million24.3 billion
1991439 million322 million27.8 billion
1990267 million273 million28.6 billion
1989163 million705 million31.7 billion
198897 million393 million32.9 billion
198747 million614 million36.2 billion
198611 million792 million35.5 billion
1985104 million892 million33.2 billion
198462 million1.17 billion36.8 billion
198316 million1.33 billion39.1 billion
19825 million1.24 billion41.4 billion
1981–755 million42 billion
19804 million645 million37.4 billion
19798 million792 million33.3 billion
197883 million717 million39.2 billion
197772 million606 million37 billion
19761 million285 million33 billion
19751 million108 million34.2 billion
19741 million40 million32.9 billion
19731 million21 million32.6 billion
19721 million650 million28.7 billion
19711 million698 million29.3 billion
19701 million699 million22.1 billion
1969–569 million24.7 billion
1968180 million288 million22.4 billion
1967144 million751 million22.1 billion
1966225 million204 million22.4 billion
1965257 million815 million23.1 billion
1964485 million1.01 billion24.2 billion
1963450 million767 million18.1 billion
1962415 million294 million15.5 billion
1961952 million227 million15 billion
19602.36 billion255 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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