India vs Russia

India vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 2.86 billion TIV in India and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 2.73 billion TIV, or 22 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

India vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 2.86 billion TIV in India and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 2.73 billion TIV, or 22 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, India ranked 2 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

YearIndiaRussiaWorld
20252.86 billion129 million33.3 billion
20241.6 billion315 million30.6 billion
20231.54 billion95 million29.5 billion
20222.7 billion39 million33 billion
20213.96 billion6 million26.8 billion
20202.67 billion1 million23.4 billion
20193.2 billion5 million26.9 billion
20181.98 billion62 million27.3 billion
20172.68 billion94 million31.2 billion
20162.65 billion127 million31.4 billion
20152.73 billion113 million28.7 billion
20143.28 billion207 million27 billion
20135.3 billion185 million27.4 billion
20124.51 billion121 million27.9 billion
20113.63 billion10 million29.9 billion
20102.9 billion25 million25.8 billion
20091.96 billion8 million24 billion
20081.64 billion–24.1 billion
20072.3 billion90 million26.5 billion
20061.49 billion–24.4 billion
20051.2 billion–21.3 billion
20042.25 billion–21.3 billion
20032.8 billion–19.2 billion
20021.9 billion–17.7 billion
20011.05 billion2 million18.3 billion
2000988 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
19991.22 billion368 million25.3 billion
1998797 million–27.9 billion
19971.68 billion–28.9 billion
1996831 million–23.7 billion
19951.36 billion–22.9 billion
1994873 million–22.8 billion
1993737 million–25.8 billion
19921.19 billion40 million24.3 billion
19911.88 billion–27.8 billion
19902.83 billion–28.6 billion
19893.68 billion–31.7 billion
19883.85 billion–32.9 billion
19873.92 billion–36.2 billion
19864.24 billion–35.5 billion
19853 billion–33.2 billion
19842.43 billion–36.8 billion
19832.64 billion–39.1 billion
19822.65 billion–41.4 billion
19812.12 billion–42 billion
19801.77 billion–37.4 billion
19791.2 billion–33.3 billion
19781.2 billion–39.2 billion
19772.38 billion–37 billion
19761.94 billion–33 billion
19751.53 billion–34.2 billion
19741.33 billion–32.9 billion
19731.51 billion–32.6 billion
19722.09 billion–28.7 billion
19712.02 billion–29.3 billion
1970963 million–22.1 billion
19691.37 billion–24.7 billion
19681.37 billion–22.4 billion
19671.13 billion–22.1 billion
1966961 million–22.4 billion
19651 billion–23.1 billion
1964794 million–24.2 billion
1963695 million–18.1 billion
1962402 million–15.5 billion
19611.15 billion–15 billion
1960544 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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