Egypt vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 627 million TIV, or 9.96 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Egypt has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 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	Egypt	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2025	697 million	70 million	33.3 billion
2024	128 million	222 million	30.6 billion
2023	1.15 billion	132 million	29.5 billion
2022	742 million	229 million	33 billion
2021	1.3 billion	67 million	26.8 billion
2020	1.4 billion	217 million	23.4 billion
2019	1.09 billion	206 million	26.9 billion
2018	1.64 billion	203 million	27.3 billion
2017	2.48 billion	210 million	31.2 billion
2016	1.65 billion	284 million	31.4 billion
2015	1.44 billion	258 million	28.7 billion
2014	430 million	112 million	27 billion
2013	719 million	252 million	27.4 billion
2012	308 million	398 million	27.9 billion
2011	653 million	668 million	29.9 billion
2010	689 million	62 million	25.8 billion
2009	95 million	65 million	24 billion
2008	326 million	80 million	24.1 billion
2007	660 million	153 million	26.5 billion
2006	695 million	206 million	24.4 billion
2005	833 million	179 million	21.3 billion
2004	660 million	192 million	21.3 billion
2003	633 million	100 million	19.2 billion
2002	717 million	156 million	17.7 billion
2001	824 million	153 million	18.3 billion
2000	833 million	16 million	20.5 billion
1999	517 million	141 million	25.3 billion
1998	483 million	156 million	27.9 billion
1997	1.05 billion	231 million	28.9 billion
1996	969 million	115 million	23.7 billion
1995	1.7 billion	224 million	22.9 billion
1994	2.03 billion	97 million	22.8 billion
1993	1.26 billion	331 million	25.8 billion
1992	973 million	31 million	24.3 billion
1991	887 million	239 million	27.8 billion
1990	563 million	278 million	28.6 billion
1989	319 million	34 million	31.7 billion
1988	449 million	–	32.9 billion
1987	1.63 billion	–	36.2 billion
1986	1.47 billion	9 million	35.5 billion
1985	955 million	–	33.2 billion
1984	1.51 billion	–	36.8 billion
1983	1.7 billion	–	39.1 billion
1982	2.51 billion	38 million	41.4 billion
1981	1.2 billion	–	42 billion
1980	1.02 billion	40 million	37.4 billion
1979	631 million	19 million	33.3 billion
1978	136 million	25 million	39.2 billion
1977	410 million	9 million	37 billion
1976	159 million	10 million	33 billion
1975	566 million	53 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.11 billion	–	32.9 billion
1973	2.61 billion	–	32.6 billion
1972	3.26 billion	4 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.98 billion	28 million	29.3 billion
1970	1.98 billion	4 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.24 billion	22 million	24.7 billion
1968	1.28 billion	6 million	22.4 billion
1967	2.24 billion	14 million	22.1 billion
1966	1.54 billion	3 million	22.4 billion
1965	962 million	19 million	23.1 billion
1964	851 million	18 million	24.2 billion
1963	741 million	28 million	18.1 billion
1962	685 million	14 million	15.5 billion
1961	544 million	17 million	15 billion
1960	164 million	6 million	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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