Egypt vs Russia: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 568 million TIV, or 5.4 times that in Russia.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 697 million 2025 | 1.44 billion | 15 of 110 |
| Russia | 129 million 2025 | 113 million | 42 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 and Russia ranked 42 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 | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 697 million | 129 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 128 million | 315 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 1.15 billion | 95 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 742 million | 39 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 1.3 billion | 6 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 1.4 billion | 1 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 1.09 billion | 5 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 1.64 billion | 62 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 2.48 billion | 94 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 1.65 billion | 127 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 1.44 billion | 113 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 430 million | 207 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 719 million | 185 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 308 million | 121 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 653 million | 10 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 689 million | 25 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 95 million | 8 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 326 million | – | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 660 million | 90 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 695 million | – | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 833 million | – | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 660 million | – | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 633 million | – | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 717 million | – | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 824 million | 2 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 833 million | 1.15 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 517 million | 368 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 483 million | – | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 1.05 billion | – | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 969 million | – | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 1.7 billion | – | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 2.03 billion | – | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 1.26 billion | – | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 973 million | 40 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 887 million | – | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 563 million | – | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 319 million | – | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 449 million | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.63 billion | – | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.47 billion | – | 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 | – | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.2 billion | – | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.02 billion | – | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 631 million | – | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 136 million | – | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 410 million | – | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 159 million | – | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 566 million | – | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.11 billion | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 2.61 billion | – | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 3.26 billion | – | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.98 billion | – | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.98 billion | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.24 billion | – | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 1.28 billion | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 2.24 billion | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 1.54 billion | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 962 million | – | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 851 million | – | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 741 million | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 685 million | – | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 544 million | – | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 164 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time