Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 591 million TIV, or 34 times that in Kazakhstan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 18 million TIV in Kazakhstan and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 591 million TIV, or 34 times that in Kazakhstan.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
  • In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 75 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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

YearKazakhstanUnited KingdomWorld
202518 million609 million33.3 billion
2024460 million486 million30.6 billion
2023223 million469 million29.5 billion
2022191 million859 million33 billion
2021195 million886 million26.8 billion
2020270 million635 million23.4 billion
2019232 million402 million26.9 billion
2018279 million463 million27.3 billion
2017221 million1 billion31.2 billion
2016255 million288 million31.4 billion
2015446 million424 million28.7 billion
201483 million217 million27 billion
2013143 million509 million27.4 billion
201296 million566 million27.9 billion
201163 million347 million29.9 billion
201059 million461 million25.8 billion
200953 million381 million24 billion
200838 million575 million24.1 billion
200783 million817 million26.5 billion
200646 million375 million24.4 billion
200544 million31 million21.3 billion
200449 million212 million21.3 billion
2003–770 million19.2 billion
200222 million721 million17.7 billion
2001139 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
2000121 million937 million20.5 billion
199972 million132 million25.3 billion
1998–770 million27.9 billion
199764 million513 million28.9 billion
19962 million568 million23.7 billion
199599 million496 million22.9 billion
1994–421 million22.8 billion
1993–796 million25.8 billion
1992–1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991–953 million27.8 billion
1990–130 million28.6 billion
1989–209 million31.7 billion
1988–285 million32.9 billion
1987–207 million36.2 billion
1986–273 million35.5 billion
1985–355 million33.2 billion
1984–682 million36.8 billion
1983–292 million39.1 billion
1982–766 million41.4 billion
1981–812 million42 billion
1980–557 million37.4 billion
1979–232 million33.3 billion
1978–191 million39.2 billion
1977–262 million37 billion
1976–251 million33 billion
1975–337 million34.2 billion
1974–319 million32.9 billion
1973–239 million32.6 billion
1972–222 million28.7 billion
1971–176 million29.3 billion
1970–70 million22.1 billion
1969–2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968–2.35 billion22.4 billion
1967–1.44 billion22.1 billion
1966–242 million22.4 billion
1965–166 million23.1 billion
1964–133 million24.2 billion
1963–159 million18.1 billion
1962–38 million15.5 billion
1961–34 million15 billion
1960–26 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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