Kazakhstan vs Romania

Kazakhstan vs Romania: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan and 421 million TIV in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 403 million TIV, or 23 times that in Kazakhstan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Kazakhstan vs Romania: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan and 421 million TIV in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 403 million TIV, or 23 times that in Kazakhstan.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
  • In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 75 and Romania ranked 26 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

YearKazakhstanRomaniaWorld
202518 million421 million33.3 billion
2024460 million320 million30.6 billion
2023223 million364 million29.5 billion
2022191 million186 million33 billion
2021195 million105 million26.8 billion
2020270 million168 million23.4 billion
2019232 million13 million26.9 billion
2018279 million36 million27.3 billion
2017221 million88 million31.2 billion
2016255 million177 million31.4 billion
2015446 million22 million28.7 billion
201483 million027 billion
2013143 million20 million27.4 billion
201296 million21 million27.9 billion
201163 million80 million29.9 billion
201059 million107 million25.8 billion
200953 million59 million24 billion
200838 million80 million24.1 billion
200783 million101 million26.5 billion
200646 million64 million24.4 billion
200544 million431 million21.3 billion
200449 million283 million21.3 billion
2003–17 million19.2 billion
200222 million21 million17.7 billion
2001139 million24 million18.3 billion
2000121 million21 million20.5 billion
199972 million142 million25.3 billion
1998–170 million27.9 billion
199764 million61 million28.9 billion
19962 million39 million23.7 billion
199599 million2 million22.9 billion
1994–29 million22.8 billion
1993–14 million25.8 billion
1992–187 million24.3 billion
1991–65 million27.8 billion
1990–599 million28.6 billion
1989–296 million31.7 billion
1988–237 million32.9 billion
1987–214 million36.2 billion
1986–455 million35.5 billion
1985–330 million33.2 billion
1984–243 million36.8 billion
1983–284 million39.1 billion
1982–444 million41.4 billion
1981–470 million42 billion
1980–516 million37.4 billion
1979–612 million33.3 billion
1978–329 million39.2 billion
1977–348 million37 billion
1976–294 million33 billion
1975–637 million34.2 billion
1974–673 million32.9 billion
1973–538 million32.6 billion
1972–497 million28.7 billion
1971–471 million29.3 billion
1970–561 million22.1 billion
1969–399 million24.7 billion
1968–591 million22.4 billion
1967–442 million22.1 billion
1966–401 million22.4 billion
1965–520 million23.1 billion
1964–421 million24.2 billion
1963–230 million18.1 billion
1962–179 million15.5 billion
1961–30 million15 billion
1960–116 million15.7 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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