Finland vs Russia

Finland vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 51 million TIV in Finland and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 78 million TIV, or 2.53 times that in Finland.

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Finland vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 51 million TIV in Finland and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 78 million TIV, or 2.53 times that in Finland.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Finland.
  • In 2025, Finland ranked 57 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

YearFinlandRussiaWorld
202551 million129 million33.3 billion
2024105 million315 million30.6 billion
202337 million95 million29.5 billion
202212 million39 million33 billion
202120 million6 million26.8 billion
202096 million1 million23.4 billion
201986 million5 million26.9 billion
201882 million62 million27.3 billion
201747 million94 million31.2 billion
2016122 million127 million31.4 billion
2015268 million113 million28.7 billion
2014182 million207 million27 billion
2013254 million185 million27.4 billion
201287 million121 million27.9 billion
201160 million10 million29.9 billion
201041 million25 million25.8 billion
200937 million8 million24 billion
2008134 million–24.1 billion
2007149 million90 million26.5 billion
2006132 million–24.4 billion
200593 million–21.3 billion
200467 million–21.3 billion
2003242 million–19.2 billion
200215 million–17.7 billion
20017 million2 million18.3 billion
2000472 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
1999768 million368 million25.3 billion
1998560 million–27.9 billion
1997397 million–28.9 billion
1996552 million–23.7 billion
1995195 million–22.9 billion
1994234 million–22.8 billion
1993406 million–25.8 billion
1992442 million40 million24.3 billion
199165 million–27.8 billion
199088 million–28.6 billion
198986 million–31.7 billion
1988141 million–32.9 billion
198766 million–36.2 billion
198698 million–35.5 billion
1985203 million–33.2 billion
1984127 million–36.8 billion
1983112 million–39.1 billion
1982132 million–41.4 billion
1981118 million–42 billion
1980328 million–37.4 billion
197947 million–33.3 billion
1978105 million–39.2 billion
197712 million–37 billion
197674 million–33 billion
1975129 million–34.2 billion
1974172 million–32.9 billion
197313 million–32.6 billion
197226 million–28.7 billion
19714 million–29.3 billion
197015 million–22.1 billion
196921 million–24.7 billion
196823 million–22.4 billion
196776 million–22.1 billion
196642 million–22.4 billion
196581 million–23.1 billion
1964103 million–24.2 billion
1963252 million–18.1 billion
196248 million–15.5 billion
196152 million–15 billion
196060 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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