Colombia vs Netherlands: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 802 million TIV, or 37 times that in Colombia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Netherlands has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Colombia.
In 2025, Colombia ranked 71 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

Year	Colombia	Netherlands	World
2025	22 million	824 million	33.3 billion
2024	12 million	333 million	30.6 billion
2023	3 million	374 million	29.5 billion
2022	50 million	725 million	33 billion
2021	45 million	512 million	26.8 billion
2020	80 million	575 million	23.4 billion
2019	22 million	494 million	26.9 billion
2018	16 million	139 million	27.3 billion
2017	91 million	33 million	31.2 billion
2016	18 million	69 million	31.4 billion
2015	193 million	51 million	28.7 billion
2014	170 million	8 million	27 billion
2013	173 million	488 million	27.4 billion
2012	200 million	190 million	27.9 billion
2011	145 million	115 million	29.9 billion
2010	259 million	171 million	25.8 billion
2009	263 million	262 million	24 billion
2008	110 million	147 million	24.1 billion
2007	237 million	221 million	26.5 billion
2006	54 million	304 million	24.4 billion
2005	18 million	86 million	21.3 billion
2004	18 million	130 million	21.3 billion
2003	145 million	128 million	19.2 billion
2002	173 million	247 million	17.7 billion
2001	268 million	164 million	18.3 billion
2000	68 million	123 million	20.5 billion
1999	44 million	278 million	25.3 billion
1998	160 million	269 million	27.9 billion
1997	193 million	126 million	28.9 billion
1996	49 million	203 million	23.7 billion
1995	35 million	84 million	22.9 billion
1994	42 million	205 million	22.8 billion
1993	68 million	140 million	25.8 billion
1992	36 million	237 million	24.3 billion
1991	72 million	322 million	27.8 billion
1990	13 million	273 million	28.6 billion
1989	218 million	705 million	31.7 billion
1988	37 million	393 million	32.9 billion
1987	4 million	614 million	36.2 billion
1986	6 million	792 million	35.5 billion
1985	7 million	892 million	33.2 billion
1984	660 million	1.17 billion	36.8 billion
1983	300 million	1.33 billion	39.1 billion
1982	18 million	1.24 billion	41.4 billion
1981	28 million	755 million	42 billion
1980	12 million	645 million	37.4 billion
1979	36 million	792 million	33.3 billion
1978	12 million	717 million	39.2 billion
1977	8 million	606 million	37 billion
1976	10 million	285 million	33 billion
1975	291 million	108 million	34.2 billion
1974	5 million	40 million	32.9 billion
1973	163 million	21 million	32.6 billion
1972	171 million	650 million	28.7 billion
1971	40 million	698 million	29.3 billion
1970	8 million	699 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	569 million	24.7 billion
1968	32 million	288 million	22.4 billion
1967	15 million	751 million	22.1 billion
1966	32 million	204 million	22.4 billion
1965	18 million	815 million	23.1 billion
1964	9 million	1.01 billion	24.2 billion
1963	32 million	767 million	18.1 billion
1962	6 million	294 million	15.5 billion
1961	66 million	227 million	15 billion
1960	5 million	255 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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