Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 1.28 billion TIV in Indonesia and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 1.21 billion TIV, or 18 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 7 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 | Indonesia | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.28 billion | 70 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 185 million | 222 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 390 million | 132 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 86 million | 229 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 366 million | 67 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 283 million | 217 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 239 million | 206 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 357 million | 203 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 1.17 billion | 210 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 352 million | 284 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 438 million | 258 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 1.2 billion | 112 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 833 million | 252 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 162 million | 398 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 257 million | 668 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 221 million | 62 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 443 million | 65 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 239 million | 80 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 578 million | 153 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 63 million | 206 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 33 million | 179 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 77 million | 192 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 353 million | 100 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 67 million | 156 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 22 million | 153 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 171 million | 16 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 161 million | 141 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 85 million | 156 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 101 million | 231 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 378 million | 115 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 284 million | 224 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 472 million | 97 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 210 million | 331 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 51 million | 31 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 11 million | 239 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 202 million | 278 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 249 million | 34 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 285 million | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 265 million | – | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 433 million | 9 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 291 million | – | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 102 million | – | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 224 million | – | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 356 million | 38 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 790 million | – | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 898 million | 40 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 370 million | 19 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 124 million | 25 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 62 million | 9 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 156 million | 10 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 4 million | 53 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 73 million | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 73 million | – | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 5 million | 4 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 92 million | 28 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 27 million | 4 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 9 million | 22 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 0 | 6 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 1 million | 14 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 17 million | 3 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 317 million | 19 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 596 million | 18 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 206 million | 28 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 1.03 billion | 14 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 780 million | 17 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 448 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personIndonesia: $4,555 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025
- GDP growthIndonesia: 5.1% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021
- InflationIndonesia: 1.9% a year in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023
- Government debtIndonesia: 40.9% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020