Japan vs Papua New Guinea

Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports

Arms imports: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan in 2025 and 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 843 million TIV, or 95 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Arms importsArms imports: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan in 2025 and 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 843 million TIV, or 95 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanPapua New GuineaWorld
20251.72 billion–33.3 billion
20241.04 billion–30.6 billion
2023852 million9 million29.5 billion
20221.47 billion–33 billion
20211.01 billion14 million26.8 billion
2020929 million–23.4 billion
2019992 million–26.9 billion
2018764 million8 million27.3 billion
2017446 million031.2 billion
2016332 million–31.4 billion
2015343 million–28.7 billion
2014316 million3 million27 billion
2013341 million–27.4 billion
2012239 million–27.9 billion
2011300 million–29.9 billion
2010658 million–25.8 billion
2009990 million–24 billion
2008990 million–24.1 billion
2007553 million–26.5 billion
2006469 million–24.4 billion
2005375 million–21.3 billion
2004399 million–21.3 billion
2003458 million–19.2 billion
2002442 million–17.7 billion
2001427 million–18.3 billion
2000497 million–20.5 billion
19991.26 billion–25.3 billion
19981.49 billion–27.9 billion
1997843 million7 million28.9 billion
1996876 million1 million23.7 billion
19951.26 billion–22.9 billion
19941.02 billion1 million22.8 billion
19932.13 billion–25.8 billion
19922.52 billion10 million24.3 billion
19912.94 billion10 million27.8 billion
19902.68 billion4 million28.6 billion
19892.28 billion6 million31.7 billion
19882 billion6 million32.9 billion
19871.94 billion12 million36.2 billion
19861.89 billion8 million35.5 billion
19851.97 billion–33.2 billion
19842.05 billion2 million36.8 billion
19831.69 billion–39.1 billion
19821.44 billion4 million41.4 billion
19811.31 billion2 million42 billion
19801.03 billion–37.4 billion
1979920 million–33.3 billion
1978901 million2 million39.2 billion
1977788 million3 million37 billion
19761.48 billion–33 billion
19751.6 billion32 million34.2 billion
1974733 million–32.9 billion
1973468 million–32.6 billion
1972493 million–28.7 billion
1971605 million–29.3 billion
1970502 million–22.1 billion
1969488 million–24.7 billion
1968557 million–22.4 billion
1967610 million–22.1 billion
1966324 million–22.4 billion
19651.16 billion–23.1 billion
19641.72 billion–24.2 billion
1963239 million–18.1 billion
1962263 million–15.5 billion
1961335 million–15 billion
1960790 million–15.7 billion

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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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