Colombia vs Spain: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 237 million TIV in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 215 million TIV, or 11 times that in Colombia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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Spain has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Colombia.
In 2025, Colombia ranked 71 and Spain ranked 33 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

Year	Colombia	Spain	World
2025	22 million	237 million	33.3 billion
2024	12 million	159 million	30.6 billion
2023	3 million	159 million	29.5 billion
2022	50 million	198 million	33 billion
2021	45 million	134 million	26.8 billion
2020	80 million	70 million	23.4 billion
2019	22 million	35 million	26.9 billion
2018	16 million	149 million	27.3 billion
2017	91 million	82 million	31.2 billion
2016	18 million	104 million	31.4 billion
2015	193 million	152 million	28.7 billion
2014	170 million	109 million	27 billion
2013	173 million	155 million	27.4 billion
2012	200 million	219 million	27.9 billion
2011	145 million	166 million	29.9 billion
2010	259 million	272 million	25.8 billion
2009	263 million	228 million	24 billion
2008	110 million	347 million	24.1 billion
2007	237 million	343 million	26.5 billion
2006	54 million	312 million	24.4 billion
2005	18 million	358 million	21.3 billion
2004	18 million	288 million	21.3 billion
2003	145 million	239 million	19.2 billion
2002	173 million	266 million	17.7 billion
2001	268 million	140 million	18.3 billion
2000	68 million	315 million	20.5 billion
1999	44 million	357 million	25.3 billion
1998	160 million	82 million	27.9 billion
1997	193 million	192 million	28.9 billion
1996	49 million	395 million	23.7 billion
1995	35 million	355 million	22.9 billion
1994	42 million	838 million	22.8 billion
1993	68 million	299 million	25.8 billion
1992	36 million	207 million	24.3 billion
1991	72 million	109 million	27.8 billion
1990	13 million	691 million	28.6 billion
1989	218 million	835 million	31.7 billion
1988	37 million	1.95 billion	32.9 billion
1987	4 million	1.08 billion	36.2 billion
1986	6 million	1.08 billion	35.5 billion
1985	7 million	327 million	33.2 billion
1984	660 million	81 million	36.8 billion
1983	300 million	614 million	39.1 billion
1982	18 million	512 million	41.4 billion
1981	28 million	636 million	42 billion
1980	12 million	689 million	37.4 billion
1979	36 million	650 million	33.3 billion
1978	12 million	432 million	39.2 billion
1977	8 million	312 million	37 billion
1976	10 million	831 million	33 billion
1975	291 million	1.16 billion	34.2 billion
1974	5 million	557 million	32.9 billion
1973	163 million	895 million	32.6 billion
1972	171 million	793 million	28.7 billion
1971	40 million	637 million	29.3 billion
1970	8 million	234 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	181 million	24.7 billion
1968	32 million	133 million	22.4 billion
1967	15 million	303 million	22.1 billion
1966	32 million	307 million	22.4 billion
1965	18 million	382 million	23.1 billion
1964	9 million	51 million	24.2 billion
1963	32 million	15 million	18.1 billion
1962	6 million	55 million	15.5 billion
1961	66 million	103 million	15 billion
1960	5 million	214 million	15.7 billion

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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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