Indonesia vs Philippines
Indonesia vs Philippines: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 1.28 billion TIV in Indonesia and 846 million TIV in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 431 million TIV, or 1.51 times that in Philippines.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Philippines.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 7 and Philippines ranked 10 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 | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.28 billion | 846 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 185 million | 305 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 390 million | 108 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 86 million | 280 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 366 million | 365 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 283 million | 385 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 239 million | 191 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 357 million | 17 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 1.17 billion | 278 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 352 million | 228 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 438 million | 153 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 1.2 billion | 12 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 833 million | 83 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 162 million | 21 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 257 million | 63 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 221 million | 3 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 443 million | 1 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 239 million | 10 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 578 million | 16 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 63 million | 23 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 33 million | 12 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 77 million | 34 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 353 million | 10 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 67 million | 5 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 22 million | 10 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 171 million | – | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 161 million | – | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 85 million | 64 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 101 million | 72 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 378 million | 43 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 284 million | 30 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 472 million | 72 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 210 million | 62 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 51 million | 43 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 11 million | 34 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 202 million | 33 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 249 million | 19 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 285 million | 12 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 265 million | 26 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 433 million | – | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 291 million | 23 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 102 million | 38 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 224 million | 116 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 356 million | 17 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 790 million | 39 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 898 million | 75 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 370 million | 92 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 124 million | 143 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 62 million | 198 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 156 million | 256 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 4 million | 133 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 73 million | 60 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 73 million | 106 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 5 million | 50 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 92 million | 90 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 27 million | 9 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 9 million | 26 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 0 | 16 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 1 million | 43 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 17 million | 86 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 317 million | 99 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 596 million | 2 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 206 million | 4 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 1.03 billion | 11 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 780 million | 44 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 448 million | 50 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 Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007