Colombia vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 723 million TIV, or 34 times that in Colombia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Colombia.
In 2025, Colombia ranked 71 and United States ranked 13 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	United States	World
2025	22 million	745 million	33.3 billion
2024	12 million	1.05 billion	30.6 billion
2023	3 million	891 million	29.5 billion
2022	50 million	846 million	33 billion
2021	45 million	922 million	26.8 billion
2020	80 million	806 million	23.4 billion
2019	22 million	882 million	26.9 billion
2018	16 million	379 million	27.3 billion
2017	91 million	504 million	31.2 billion
2016	18 million	447 million	31.4 billion
2015	193 million	482 million	28.7 billion
2014	170 million	568 million	27 billion
2013	173 million	767 million	27.4 billion
2012	200 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	145 million	937 million	29.9 billion
2010	259 million	969 million	25.8 billion
2009	263 million	939 million	24 billion
2008	110 million	936 million	24.1 billion
2007	237 million	842 million	26.5 billion
2006	54 million	706 million	24.4 billion
2005	18 million	582 million	21.3 billion
2004	18 million	596 million	21.3 billion
2003	145 million	630 million	19.2 billion
2002	173 million	515 million	17.7 billion
2001	268 million	508 million	18.3 billion
2000	68 million	333 million	20.5 billion
1999	44 million	220 million	25.3 billion
1998	160 million	262 million	27.9 billion
1997	193 million	610 million	28.9 billion
1996	49 million	601 million	23.7 billion
1995	35 million	809 million	22.9 billion
1994	42 million	951 million	22.8 billion
1993	68 million	968 million	25.8 billion
1992	36 million	540 million	24.3 billion
1991	72 million	515 million	27.8 billion
1990	13 million	363 million	28.6 billion
1989	218 million	1.78 billion	31.7 billion
1988	37 million	1.79 billion	32.9 billion
1987	4 million	2 billion	36.2 billion
1986	6 million	424 million	35.5 billion
1985	7 million	655 million	33.2 billion
1984	660 million	381 million	36.8 billion
1983	300 million	463 million	39.1 billion
1982	18 million	248 million	41.4 billion
1981	28 million	531 million	42 billion
1980	12 million	380 million	37.4 billion
1979	36 million	253 million	33.3 billion
1978	12 million	369 million	39.2 billion
1977	8 million	384 million	37 billion
1976	10 million	499 million	33 billion
1975	291 million	388 million	34.2 billion
1974	5 million	586 million	32.9 billion
1973	163 million	656 million	32.6 billion
1972	171 million	769 million	28.7 billion
1971	40 million	578 million	29.3 billion
1970	8 million	38 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	50 million	24.7 billion
1968	32 million	62 million	22.4 billion
1967	15 million	88 million	22.1 billion
1966	32 million	89 million	22.4 billion
1965	18 million	170 million	23.1 billion
1964	9 million	358 million	24.2 billion
1963	32 million	283 million	18.1 billion
1962	6 million	236 million	15.5 billion
1961	66 million	198 million	15 billion
1960	5 million	181 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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