Indonesia vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.28 billion TIV in Indonesia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 532 million TIV, or 1.71 times that in United States.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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Indonesia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United States.
In 2025, Indonesia ranked 7 and United States ranked 13 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	United States	World
2025	1.28 billion	745 million	33.3 billion
2024	185 million	1.05 billion	30.6 billion
2023	390 million	891 million	29.5 billion
2022	86 million	846 million	33 billion
2021	366 million	922 million	26.8 billion
2020	283 million	806 million	23.4 billion
2019	239 million	882 million	26.9 billion
2018	357 million	379 million	27.3 billion
2017	1.17 billion	504 million	31.2 billion
2016	352 million	447 million	31.4 billion
2015	438 million	482 million	28.7 billion
2014	1.2 billion	568 million	27 billion
2013	833 million	767 million	27.4 billion
2012	162 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	257 million	937 million	29.9 billion
2010	221 million	969 million	25.8 billion
2009	443 million	939 million	24 billion
2008	239 million	936 million	24.1 billion
2007	578 million	842 million	26.5 billion
2006	63 million	706 million	24.4 billion
2005	33 million	582 million	21.3 billion
2004	77 million	596 million	21.3 billion
2003	353 million	630 million	19.2 billion
2002	67 million	515 million	17.7 billion
2001	22 million	508 million	18.3 billion
2000	171 million	333 million	20.5 billion
1999	161 million	220 million	25.3 billion
1998	85 million	262 million	27.9 billion
1997	101 million	610 million	28.9 billion
1996	378 million	601 million	23.7 billion
1995	284 million	809 million	22.9 billion
1994	472 million	951 million	22.8 billion
1993	210 million	968 million	25.8 billion
1992	51 million	540 million	24.3 billion
1991	11 million	515 million	27.8 billion
1990	202 million	363 million	28.6 billion
1989	249 million	1.78 billion	31.7 billion
1988	285 million	1.79 billion	32.9 billion
1987	265 million	2 billion	36.2 billion
1986	433 million	424 million	35.5 billion
1985	291 million	655 million	33.2 billion
1984	102 million	381 million	36.8 billion
1983	224 million	463 million	39.1 billion
1982	356 million	248 million	41.4 billion
1981	790 million	531 million	42 billion
1980	898 million	380 million	37.4 billion
1979	370 million	253 million	33.3 billion
1978	124 million	369 million	39.2 billion
1977	62 million	384 million	37 billion
1976	156 million	499 million	33 billion
1975	4 million	388 million	34.2 billion
1974	73 million	586 million	32.9 billion
1973	73 million	656 million	32.6 billion
1972	5 million	769 million	28.7 billion
1971	92 million	578 million	29.3 billion
1970	27 million	38 million	22.1 billion
1969	9 million	50 million	24.7 billion
1968	0	62 million	22.4 billion
1967	1 million	88 million	22.1 billion
1966	17 million	89 million	22.4 billion
1965	317 million	170 million	23.1 billion
1964	596 million	358 million	24.2 billion
1963	206 million	283 million	18.1 billion
1962	1.03 billion	236 million	15.5 billion
1961	780 million	198 million	15 billion
1960	448 million	181 million	15.7 billion

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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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